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Matai name meaning

First Name
392
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
127
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

Meaning and Origin

What does the name Matai mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Matai

User Submitted Origins

Hebrew
36%
Maori
36%
Hawaiian
21%
Mexican
7%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. 2 people from New Zealand and Australia agree the name Matai is of Mexican / Hebrew origin and means "Gift Of God".
  2. A user from Washington, U.S. says the name Matai means "The word Matai means chief, and is an honour that is bestowed upon someone. The role of the Matais is very complex and interwoven deep into the fabric of Samoan culture and history".
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  1. Conifer of Australia and New Zealand
Wiktionary

Samoan matai

  1. A Samoan chief.
  2. A coniferous tree, Prumnopitys taxifolia, endemic to New Zealand.

matai was also found in the following language(s): Chamorro, French, Lithuanian, Portuguese, and Samoan

Notable Persons Named Matai

Notable Persons Named Matai

Matai Rangi Smith

Matai Rangi Smith is a television presenter. His ongoing career started in 1996. Matai was born Matai Rangi Smith on May 2nd, 1977 in Gisborne, New Zealand.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Matai

Notable Persons With the Last Name Matai

Steve Matai

Steve was born on August 5th, 1984 in Auckland.

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Jakub Matai

Jakub Matai is a hockey player for the HC Olomouc in the Czech Extraliga. He was most prominent from 2011 to present. Jakub was born on May 9th, 1993 in Czech Republic.

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Matai U.S.
  White 11.81% 64.26%
  African American 10.24% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 67.72% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.00% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 3.94% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 6.30% 16.26%

Of Last Name Matai

People with the last name Matai are most frequently White, African American, or Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander

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Fun Facts about the name Matai

  • How Popular is the name Matai? Matai is the 19,413th most popular name of all time. As a last name Matai was the 133,048th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Matai have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 392 babies born with the first name Matai in the United States. That's more than enough people named Matai to occupy the territory of Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 66 (as of July 1, 2008).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Matai? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1998 when it was given as a first name to 7 new born babies.
  • When was Matai first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Matai is Saturday, December 25th, 1909.
  • What year had the most people named Matai born? The highest recorded use of the first name Matai was in 2012 with a total of 33 babies.
  • Random Matai Factoid: According to the 2009 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Matai is not a popular baby boy's name in California. Imagine that, only 6 babies in California have the same name in 2009.
  • Weird things about the name Matai: The name spelled backwards is Iatam. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Aiamt. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Matai? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 127 people with the last name Matai.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Matai? Matai is one of the most unique last names recorded.
  • Matai name meaning

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