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 last name Mathaiya (Bengali: মাথাইয়া, Hindi: मथैया, Marathi: मथैया) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mathaiya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,206,588th most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Mathaiya reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mathaiya is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held forename worldwide It is held by 37 people.
The last name Mathaiya is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 168 people, or 1 in 274,880. In Kenya Mathaiya is primarily found in: Muranga County, where 33 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 29 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 23 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name is found 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 devotion of those holding the Mathaiya surname is predominantly 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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