Matyai Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Matyai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 82 | 1:193,292 | 12,826 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Matyai (18) may also be a first name.
Matyai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matyai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matyai (Marathi: मत्याई) is most common in Zambia. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matyai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,918,812th most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Matyai live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Matyai is also the 2,608,198th most frequent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 18 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 193,292. In Zambia Matyai is most prevalent in: Lusaka Province, where 48 percent are found, Southern Province, where 41 percent are found and Central Province, where 11 percent are found. Besides Zambia this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 5 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathyai | 92 | 7 | / |
| Matyahi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Matiai | 83 | 27 | / |
| Matyoi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Matiais | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mathiai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Matheai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Matyaep | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mastiai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mathiais | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mattheai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motiai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Moteai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mateaè | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mathiae | 62 | 29 | / |
| Matioui | 62 | 10 | / |
| Matjhaa | 62 | 9 | / |
| Moutiai | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mastioi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Matjaouj | 57 | 343 | / |
| Matthiae | 57 | 296 | / |
| Mattieaj | 57 | 3 | / |
| Mathioet | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mathyooj | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mathiois | 57 | 1 | / |
| Matjaher | 57 | 0 | / |
| Mathioes | 57 | 0 | / |
| Maithyooj | 53 | 25 | / |
| Mateoe | 50 | 8 | / |
| Matjoe | 50 | 5 | / |
Matyai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matyai in the Marathi language | ||
| मत्याई | matya'i | - |
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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 Matyai
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