Matoya Surname
Approximately 416 people bear this surname
Matoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 144 | 1:320,694 | 19,794 |
| Japan | 94 | 1:1,360,046 | 23,299 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Indonesia | 38 | 1:3,480,242 | 186,493 |
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| Congo | 18 | 1:277,172 | 8,776 |
| Zambia | 10 | 1:1,584,992 | 31,679 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Matoya (216) may also be a first name.
Matoya Demographics
Matoya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Matoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matoya (Bengali: মাতোয়া, Oriya: ମାେଟାୟା) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Matoya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matoya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 706,244th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,518,139 people. Matoya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Matoya are found; 37 percent are found in East Africa and 32 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 614,549th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 216 people.
The surname Matoya is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 320,694. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 77 percent reside, Kajiado County, where 6 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 23 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.
Matoya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matoya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matoya in the Bengali language | ||
| মাতোয়া | matoya | - |
| Matoya in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାେଟାୟା | maetaya | - |
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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 Matoya
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