Mata'u Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Mata'u Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | 55 | 1:1,014 | 133 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
Mata'u Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mata'u Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mata'u is found in American Samoa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Mata'u click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mata'u? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,506,728th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 98 percent of Mata'u are found; 97 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 95 percent are found in Polynesia.
Mata'u is most commonly used in American Samoa, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,014. Not including American Samoa this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and New Zealand, where 2 percent live.
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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 Mata'u
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