Matha Surname
Approximately 23,997 people bear this surname
Matha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 13,576 | 1:56,502 | 3,871 |
| Pakistan | 4,412 | 1:40,490 | 1,773 |
| Thailand | 2,107 | 1:33,526 | 3,444 |
| South Africa | 1,229 | 1:44,083 | 5,624 |
| France | 665 | 1:99,884 | 14,644 |
| DR Congo | 239 | 1:309,120 | 27,984 |
| United States | 216 | 1:1,678,051 | 111,588 |
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| Italy | 179 | 1:341,657 | 40,927 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Kenya | 125 | 1:369,439 | 21,332 |
| Congo | 120 | 1:41,576 | 3,928 |
| Nigeria | 103 | 1:1,719,833 | 63,088 |
| Bolivia | 101 | 1:105,113 | 4,073 |
| Papua New Guinea | 73 | 1:111,695 | 15,161 |
| Cameroon | 72 | 1:288,459 | 27,220 |
| Greece | 61 | 1:181,636 | 29,268 |
| Austria | 55 | 1:154,826 | 20,536 |
| Germany | 43 | 1:1,872,220 | 105,027 |
| United Arab Emirates | 37 | 1:247,629 | 17,078 |
| Ivory Coast | 23 | 1:1,003,097 | 24,580 |
| Czechia | 18 | 1:590,748 | 58,011 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Solomon Islands | 17 | 1:34,119 | 6,789 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Honduras | 15 | 1:587,763 | 3,647 |
| Haiti | 9 | 1:1,187,101 | 12,579 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| El Salvador | 8 | 1:792,986 | 3,584 |
| Nepal | 8 | 1:3,560,120 | 10,569 |
| Lesotho | 7 | 1:290,365 | 15,938 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Nicaragua | 7 | 1:860,156 | 4,655 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
The alternate forms: Mathä (277), Maťha (99), Mathà (14), Mathá (1), Mátha (1) & Mãthã (1) are calculated separately.
Matha (32,323) may also be a first name.
Matha Demographics
Matha Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Matha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matha (Bengali: মথা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻣﺘﻬﺎ, Hindi: माथा, Marathi: माठा, Oriya: ମଥା) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Mathä, Maťha, Mathà, Mathá, Mátha or Mãthã. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 22,635th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,686 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Matha reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 56 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Matha is also the 26,301st most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 32,323 people.
It is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 13,576 people, or 1 in 56,502. In India Matha is primarily concentrated in: Karnataka, where 69 percent reside, Gujarat, where 11 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 10 percent reside. Aside from India this last name occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 18 percent reside and Thailand, where 9 percent reside.
Matha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Matha has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Matha last name grew 771 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 850 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Matha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Matha are 31.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.05% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Matha earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 46.9% less than the national average, earning R 126,180 per year; in Colombia they earn 32.12% less than the national average, earning $15,411,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 25.47% less than the national average, earning $32,160 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matha in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଥା | matha | 57.03 |
| ମଠା | matha | 16.98 |
| ମାଠା | matha | 15.72 |
| ମାଠ | matha | 4.82 |
| ମାଥା | matha | 3.3 |
| ମଥ | matha | 0.76 |
| ମାତା | mata | 0.13 |
| ବଛା | bacha | 0.13 |
| Matha in the Marathi language | ||
| माठा | matha | 48.15 |
| मथा | matha | 22.41 |
| माथा | matha | 20.56 |
| मठा | matha | 5.37 |
| माठे | mathe | 0.37 |
| माथी | mathi | 0.37 |
| माठां | matham | 0.37 |
| माथ | matha | 0.19 |
| माता | mata | 0.19 |
| नाथा | natha | 0.19 |
| आठवे | athave | 0.19 |
| Matha in the Hindi language | ||
| माथा | matha | 37.8 |
| माठा | matha | 29.13 |
| मठा | matha | 19.69 |
| मथा | matha | 12.6 |
| म़था | matha | 0.79 |
| Matha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﻣﺘﻬﺎ | amtha | 25 |
| ﻣﻌﻂ | mt | 25 |
| ﻣﺘﻬﺎ | mtha | 25 |
| ﺍﻣﺎﺕ | amat | 25 |
| Matha in the Bengali language | ||
| মথা | matha | 25 |
| মথরানী | matharani | 25 |
| মথ | matha | 25 |
| মাঠা | matha | 25 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Matha
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