Matiwala Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matiwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matiwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India311:24,744,045333,161
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Matiwala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matiwala (Marathi: माटीवाला) is found most in India. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matiwala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,100,440th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Matiwala reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 78 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 24,744,045. In India Matiwala is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 81 percent are found and Gujarat, where 10 percent are found. Excluding India this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Matiwala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matiwala in the Marathi language
माटीवालाmativala70
माठीवालाmathivala20
मतीवालाmativala10

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