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
Average Matua Salary in
United States
$35,166 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Matua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matua (Georgian: მატუა, Hindi: मतुआ, Marathi: मतुआ, Oriya: ମାତୁଆ, Russian: Матуа) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matua? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 78,713th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,174,463 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Matua reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Matua is also the 387,276th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 482 people.
The last name Matua is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 3,770 people, or 1 in 10,355. In Uganda it is most common in: Arua District, where 58 percent are found, Maracha District, where 23 percent are found and Yumbe District, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 11 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.
Matua Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Matua has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Matua last name rose 2,633 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Matua Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Matua last name is primarily 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% being registered to vote for 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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