Matua Surname
Approximately 6,205 people bear this surname
Matua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3,770 | 1:10,355 | 1,761 |
| Tanzania | 700 | 1:75,631 | 7,855 |
| Indonesia | 310 | 1:426,610 | 35,763 |
| Georgia | 268 | 1:13,976 | 2,877 |
| Philippines | 251 | 1:403,340 | 51,517 |
| Russia | 193 | 1:746,752 | 62,507 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| Papua New Guinea | 116 | 1:70,291 | 9,164 |
| Abkhazia | 92 | 1:2,640 | 610 |
| Mexico | 91 | 1:1,364,024 | 15,454 |
| United States | 79 | 1:4,588,088 | 240,017 |
| New Zealand | 30 | 1:150,944 | 17,319 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Kenya | 20 | 1:2,308,995 | 36,653 |
| American Samoa | 19 | 1:2,935 | 631 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Albania | 14 | 1:208,147 | 13,618 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Solomon Islands | 10 | 1:58,003 | 11,702 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Cook Islands | 5 | 1:3,636 | 866 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Matua (482) may also be a first name.
Matua Demographics
Matua Political Affiliation
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Matua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matua (Georgian: მატუა, Hindi: मतुआ, Marathi: मतुआ, Oriya: ମାତୁଆ, Russian: Матуа) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matua? popularity and diffusion
The surname Matua is the 78,713th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,174,463 people. The last name Matua is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Matua live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Matua is also the 387,276th most widespread given name in the world, borne by 482 people.
Matua is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 3,770 people, or 1 in 10,355. In Uganda Matua is primarily concentrated in: Arua District, where 58 percent reside, Maracha District, where 23 percent reside and Yumbe District, where 3 percent reside. Besides Uganda Matua occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 11 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.
Matua Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Matua has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Matua last name rose 2,633 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Matua Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Matua last name are 22.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.19% registered with the political party.
The amount Matua earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 65.66% less than the national average, earning R 81,612 per year and in United States they earn 18.5% less than the national average, earning $35,166 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matua in the Georgian language | ||
| მატუა | matua | - |
| Matua in the Marathi language | ||
| मतुआ | matu'a | - |
| Matua in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାତୁଆ | matu'a | 75.76 |
| ମାଟୁଆ | matu'a | 12.12 |
| ମତୁଆ | matu'a | 6.06 |
| ମଟୁଆ | matu'a | 3.03 |
| ମୁଆ | mu'a | 3.03 |
| Matua in the Hindi language | ||
| मतुआ | matu'a | 74.07 |
| मटुआ | matu'a | 22.22 |
| मटूआ | matu'a | 3.7 |
| Matua in the Russian language | ||
| Матуа | matua | - |
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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 Matua
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