Matagal Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Matagal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 49 | 1:166,402 | 23,077 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Matagal (16) may also be a first name.
Matagal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matagal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matagal occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Matagal.
How Common Is The Last Name Matagal? popularity and diffusion
The surname Matagal is the 2,185,341st most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 65 percent of Matagal live; 65 percent live in Oceania Islands and 65 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring given name worldwide, borne by 16 people.
The last name Matagal is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 166,402. In Papua New Guinea Matagal is mostly found in: New Ireland, where 65 percent are found, East Sepik, where 29 percent are found and National Capital District, where 6 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 28 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matangal | 93 | 194 | / |
| Matagale | 93 | 2 | / |
| Mattagal | 93 | 1 | / |
| Matanggal | 88 | 25 | / |
| Mattagall | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mathagale | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matagol | 86 | 136 | / |
| Metagal | 86 | 25 | / |
| Matogal | 86 | 3 | / |
| Motagal | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mategal | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mathakgale | 82 | 1 | / |
| Madtanggal | 82 | 1 | / |
| Metagall | 80 | 19 | / |
| Mettagal | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mattagol | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matagoul | 80 | 1 | / |
| Methagal | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mastagol | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mathagol | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mostaghal | 75 | 14 | / |
| Mehtaghal | 75 | 11 | / |
| Matanggol | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mathagool | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matogol | 71 | 66 | / |
| Metegal | 71 | 5 | / |
| Motogal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matogalova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Metagol | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motagoul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matoggol | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motogol | 57 | 1 | / |
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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 Matagal
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