Matagah Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Matagah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Matagah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matagah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matagah is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matagah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Matagah reside; 40 percent reside in East Africa and 20 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Matagah is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Matagah is most prevalent in: Nairobi County, where 50 percent live and Vihiga County, where 50 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent live and Malaysia, where 20 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Matagah
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