Matiyu Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Matiyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 76 | 1:2,330,826 | 78,393 |
| Papua New Guinea | 58 | 1:140,581 | 19,337 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Matiyu (898) may also be a first name.
Matiyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matiyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matiyu (Hindi: मातियु, Marathi: मातीयू, Oriya: ମାତିୟୁ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matiyu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Matiyu is the 1,459,453rd most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Matiyu are found; 52 percent are found in West Africa and 52 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Matiyu is also the 271,017th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 898 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 2,330,826. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kano, where 74 percent are found, Niger, where 24 percent are found and Oyo, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 40 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mattiyu | 92 | 12 | / |
| Matiyus | 92 | 10 | / |
| Mathiyu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Mastiyu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Matiyou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Maithiyu | 86 | 7 | / |
| Matieu | 83 | 53 | / |
| Metiyu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Motiyu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Matyyu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maithiyuj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mauthiyus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mathieu | 77 | 131,049 | / |
| Mateoiu | 77 | 637 | / |
| Mattieu | 77 | 41 | / |
| Methiyu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Motiyus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matjieu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matieuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muitiyu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maitieu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matthieu | 71 | 2,237 | / |
| Mathieus | 71 | 63 | / |
| Mathieut | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mathhieu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mathieiu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Matiejus | 71 | 2 | / |
| Matejieu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maathieu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matjeius | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathiieu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matyeush | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motieu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Metieu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Matěju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matgeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mateujieu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moutieu | 62 | 16 | / |
| Mothieu | 62 | 10 | / |
| Methieu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Metjieu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mettieu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mothyeu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mătușoiu | 57 | 67 | / |
| Metehoiu | 57 | 32 | / |
| Mouthieu | 57 | 7 | / |
| Motiejus | 57 | 1 | / |
| Matějů | 50 | 982 | / |
| Motiejuitė | 50 | 1 | / |
Matiyu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matiyu in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାତିୟୁ | matiyu | - |
| Matiyu in the Marathi language | ||
| मातीयू | matiyu | - |
| Matiyu in the Hindi language | ||
| मातियु | matiyu | 50 |
| मतियू | matiyu | 50 |
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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 Matiyu
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