Mathaiya Surname
Approximately 195 people bear this surname
Mathaiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 168 | 1:274,880 | 18,068 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Mathaiya (37) may also be a first name.
Mathaiya Demographics
Mathaiya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mathaiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mathaiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mathaiya (Bengali: মাথাইয়া, Hindi: मथैया, Marathi: मथैया) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mathaiya? popularity and diffusion
Mathaiya is the 1,206,588th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Mathaiya are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 37 people.
The last name Mathaiya is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 168 people, or 1 in 274,880. In Kenya Mathaiya is most numerous in: Muranga County, where 33 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 29 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 23 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 1 percent reside.
Mathaiya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mathaiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mathaiya in the Bengali language | ||
| মাথাইয়া | matha'iya | - |
| Mathaiya in the Marathi language | ||
| मथैया | mathaiya | - |
| Mathaiya in the Hindi language | ||
| मथैया | mathaiya | 66.67 |
| मथाइया | matha'iya | 33.33 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mathaiya
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