Matieka Surname
Approximately 249 people bear this surname
Matieka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 214 | 1:215,794 | 15,347 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
The alternate forms: Matièka (1) are calculated separately.
Matieka (104) may also be a first name.
Matieka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matieka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matieka is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Matièka. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matieka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matieka is the 1,017,412th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 29,267,253 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matieka are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Matieka is also the 925,156th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 104 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 214 people, or 1 in 215,794. In Kenya Matieka is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 100 percent live and Nyamira County, where 0 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
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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 Matieka
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