Matinya Surname

212,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Matinya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matinya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,6331:32,4203,812
Zimbabwe2721:56,7588,599
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
England21:27,859,030389,889
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Matinya Last Name Facts

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

Matinya is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Matinya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matinya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 212,218th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,754,532 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matinya live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,633 people, or 1 in 32,420. In Tanzania Matinya is most frequent in: Iringa Region, where 45 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 22 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 14 percent live. Besides Tanzania Matinya occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Matinya Last Name Statistics demography

Matinya earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 145.5% more than the national average, earning R 583,392 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathinya93528/
Matihnya931/
Matinha86440/
Matenya86269/
Matinja86183/
Motinya8628/
Matigna8618/
Matinyo862/
Matinia861/
Matinea861/
Matignas80604/
Mathinja8098/
Mothinya8072/
Matineau8013/
Mathenya8011/
Matingia804/
Matinjah803/
Matinjau803/
Matinias802/
Mattinja802/
Motinyah801/
Mathinia801/
Matineha801/
Matiņa771/
Matuinhay751/
Matingeha751/
Matynia711,216/
Matinho71131/
Matenha7179/
Motinha7159/
Motenya7158/
Matenia7145/
Matynha7128/
Matenja718/
Matenyo717/
Matineo713/
Matigno711/
Matinio711/
Matenea711/
Mategna711/
Mathinjaha711/
Matinjo711/
Motingea6711,480/
Motingia671,598/
Mathenia67691/
Moitinha67156/
Mottinha6730/
Mathenja6722/
Moutinha677/
Motainia675/
Mautinho675/
Meitinia672/
Maitinho672/
Matenjoa671/
Mategnau671/
Mateenyo671/
Motienia671/
Mathinho671/
Mathenyo671/
Maitinio671/

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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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  • 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 Matinya
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