Maatoughe Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Maatoughe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maatoughe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania171:240,87411,443
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911

Maatoughe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Maatoughe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Maatoughe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻌﺘﻮﻙ) is found most in Mauritania. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maatoughe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maatoughe is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Maatoughe live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 240,874. In Mauritania Maatoughe is primarily found in: Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 41 percent reside, Gorgol Region, where 35 percent reside and Assaba Region, where 12 percent reside. Not including Mauritania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 23 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Maatoughe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maatoughe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻌﺘﻮﻙmtwk87.5
ﻣﻌﺘﻮﻕmtwq12.5

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maatoughe
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