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Cognomen Matiya (Matiya , ماتيا , มาติยา ) , around the world, is a common surname. The family name Matiya is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Malawi, where it is quite a rare surname, Zimbabwe, and Tanzania. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in India, Tanzania, and Malawi. Also, Matiya is the forename as well as the last name.