Matima Surname

175,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Matima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9341:58,0067,355
Lesotho5361:3,792704
DR Congo3691:200,21619,970
Tanzania2331:227,21718,851
Zimbabwe1831:84,36212,279
Venezuela561:539,35910,010
France411:1,620,066149,911
Colombia281:1,706,21711,445
India161:47,941,586492,263
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
England41:13,929,515290,718
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Mátima (1) are calculated separately.

Matima (1,005) may also be a first name.

Matima Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Matima Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Matima (Hindi: मतिमा, Marathi: मातीमा, Oriya: ମତିମା, Russian: Матима) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be rendered as: Mátima. Click here to see other potential spellings of Matima.

How Common Is The Last Name Matima? popularity and diffusion

It is the 175,255th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,980,591 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Matima reside; 68 percent reside in Southern Africa and 68 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 253,774th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 1,005 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 934 people, or 1 in 58,006. In South Africa Matima is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 35 percent reside, Free State, where 17 percent reside and Limpopo, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 22 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.

Matima Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Matima earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 14.56% less than the national average, earning R 203,028 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.73% less than the national average, earning $17,769,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mátima941/
Matimat92109/
Mastima9217/
Matisma9217/
Mmatima929/
Maitima928/
Matimaa926/
Mataima924/
Matoima924/
Mattima923/
Matiema922/
Matimay922/
Matioma922/
Mathima922/
Matimai922/
Matimha921/
Matimah921/
Maithima86208/
Mathimas864/
Matimaya864/
Mathimma861/
Matimath861/
Matthima861/
Maitimaa861/
Machtima861/
Matema835,424/
Motima83662/
Matuma83646/
Matime83583/
Matimo83161/
Matimi8335/
Metima8313/
Mattimath8018/
Mathema771,945/
Moutima77745/
Matemai77134/
Matumay77132/
Mmatema77130/
Maitimo77114/
Mathuma77101/
Mataimi7772/
Mmatuma7728/
Matumea7720/
Mahtuma7719/
Matemga7715/
Mathimi779/
Mathime779/
Matimeh777/
Matumah775/
Matemau774/
Maetimo774/
Matemah773/
Mattimi773/
Maatema772/
Mateama772/
Motimah772/
Maitema772/
Maitimi772/
Matuema772/
Matumma772/
Matemma771/
Mattema771/
Mastema771/
Motimat771/
Maytime771/
Mathimo771/
Matemat771/
Matuimi771/
Matumai771/
Matiemi771/
Matiemo771/
Matimei771/
Matimio771/
Matimou771/
Matisme771/
Matitmi771/
Motimay771/
Maitime771/
Moetima771/
Moitima771/
Matimoh771/
Mautema771/
Matimer770/
Mattimo770/
Matimes770/
Mahataimah751/
Mahtumah71165/
Motimath7194/
Maitemga7171/
Moutoima7142/
Mathemma7114/
Mateemai719/
Maetimoh715/
Motimadh714/
Moothima712/
Matimesh711/
Maitimez711/
Mathimgi711/
Matimmis711/
Mattaimo711/
Maathimi711/
Mataimoh711/
Matemash711/
Maitemma711/
Mattumma711/
Mastimos711/
Matemahe711/
Motimahe711/
Meatimoh711/
Mattimes710/
Mattimot710/
Mathimos710/
Mathemas710/
Mattimer710/
Matumo67727/
Mateme67468/
Matemo67340/
Matemi67333/
Motimo67111/
Motimi6786/
Metimo6744/
Maehtimoh6741/
Motime6721/
MacHtemas673/
Matemy672/
MacHtimes671/
Matemá671/
Moustaima671/
Meahtimoh671/
Machtimoh671/
Masstimer670/

Matima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matima in the Marathi language
मातीमाmatima-
Matima in the Oriya language
ମତିମାmatima57.14
ମାତିମାmatima28.57
ମଡିମାmadima14.29
Matima in the Hindi language
मतिमाmatima50
मेातिमाmeatima15.91
मातिमाmatima15.91
मतीमाmatima9.09
मातीमाmatima4.55
मतियाmatiya2.27
फातिमाphatima2.27
Matima in the Russian language
Матимаmatima-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Matima
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