Matua Surname

78,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Matua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3,7701:10,3551,761
Tanzania7001:75,6317,855
Indonesia3101:426,61035,763
Georgia2681:13,9762,877
Philippines2511:403,34051,517
Russia1931:746,75262,507
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Papua New Guinea1161:70,2919,164
Abkhazia921:2,640610
Mexico911:1,364,02415,454
United States791:4,588,088240,017
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
India221:34,866,608408,224
Kenya201:2,308,99536,653
American Samoa191:2,935631
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Albania141:208,14713,618
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
France81:8,302,840321,660
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Cook Islands51:3,636866
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Matua (482) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mattua9136/
Maatua9135/
Maitua9125/
Mastua9124/
Mathua9121/
Matuaa9118/
Matuas914/
Matuat912/
Matuay912/
Matdua911/
Maituah8317/
Mahtuah839/
Mautuah834/
Mathuea833/
Matuaij832/
Mahatua831/
Matuhah831/
Matwa804,201/
Madua804,087/
Metua80450/
Matuo80222/
Motua8095/
Madtuhai771/
Madhua732,807/
Maduea73813/
Maduay73487/
Matuod73293/
Matway7372/
Meatuo7363/
Matwai7342/
Moutua7341/
Mottua7335/
Maituo7325/
Maduah7320/
Meetua7319/
Mootua7318/
Maudua7314/
Mathwa7312/
Maedua7311/
Matweu737/
Maduat737/
Mahdua737/
Maddua736/
Maduae736/
Matwad735/
Maatwa735/
Mastuo734/
Mautwa734/
Modtua733/
Motuah732/
Methua732/
Mohtua732/
Mahtva732/
Mothua732/
Mahtuo732/
Mehtua732/
Mahtwa732/
Matuop732/
Motuaz731/
Mhatwa731/
Moetua731/
Matuoe731/
Mostua731/
Maetwa731/
Matwaa731/
Matw'a731/
Matdwa731/
Matwas731/
Maitwa731/
Maduaa731/
Mmotua731/
Mmatwa731/
Motuoa731/
Mahathuay7131/
Mahatwa67195/
Mathwai67102/
Mahatuo6775/
Mathwad6725/
Mahatva6721/
Mattuos6720/
Majduha677/
Mathwaa674/
Madouha673/
Matuhei673/
Mmaduha672/
Matwaha672/
Matthwa671/
Mastuod671/
Mastwai671/
Mattuot671/
Mashtwa671/
Meatway670/

Matua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matua in the Georgian language
მატუაmatua-
Matua in the Marathi language
मतुआmatu'a-
Matua in the Oriya language
ମାତୁଆmatu'a75.76
ମାଟୁଆmatu'a12.12
ମତୁଆmatu'a6.06
ମଟୁଆmatu'a3.03
ମୁଆmu'a3.03
Matua in the Hindi language
मतुआmatu'a74.07
मटुआmatu'a22.22
मटूआmatu'a3.7
Matua in the Russian language
Матуаmatua-

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Footnotes

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