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Where Does The Last Name Matva Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Matva (Hindi: मतवा, Russian: Матва) is found most in Ukraine. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Matva click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matva? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 2,394,033^rd most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Matva reside; 70 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 70 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 690,096^th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 175 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 1,379,476. In Ukraine Matva is mostly found in: Donetsk Oblast, where 61 percent live, Kiev, where 21 percent live and Luhansk Oblast, where 12 percent live. Aside from Ukraine this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 44 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Matva Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Matva last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.