Matagala Surname
Approximately 415 people bear this surname
Matagala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 407 | 1:95,920 | 9,768 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Matagala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matagala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matagala occurs most in Uganda. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Matagala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matagala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 707,442nd most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 17,560,352 people. Matagala occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matagala live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 407 people, or 1 in 95,920. In Uganda it is most common in: Kaliro District, where 31 percent are found, Namutumba District, where 23 percent are found and Kamuli District, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Matagala occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matangala | 94 | 171 | / |
| Matagalla | 94 | 15 | / |
| Matakgala | 94 | 8 | / |
| Mathagala | 94 | 2 | / |
| Mattagala | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mathakgala | 89 | 55 | / |
| Mattagalla | 89 | 54 | / |
| Mathagalla | 89 | 18 | / |
| Mathangala | 89 | 3 | / |
| Matagaalla | 89 | 1 | / |
| Matagali | 88 | 14 | / |
| Matagaly | 88 | 3 | / |
| Matagale | 88 | 2 | / |
| Motagala | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matagalo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mathagaalla | 84 | 3 | / |
| Matagolai | 82 | 117 | / |
| Motagatla | 82 | 5 | / |
| Matangalo | 82 | 4 | / |
| Matagotla | 82 | 3 | / |
| Matangale | 82 | 2 | / |
| Motangala | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mattagola | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mategalia | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mothagala | 82 | 1 | / |
| Metagalla | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mathagale | 82 | 1 | / |
| Methagalla | 78 | 26 | / |
| Mettagalla | 78 | 12 | / |
| Mattegalla | 78 | 4 | / |
| Mathakgalo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mathakgale | 78 | 1 | / |
| Motogala | 75 | 246 | / |
| Matagoli | 75 | 40 | / |
| Mategela | 75 | 2 | / |
| Motagaly | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mategola | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matagelo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matogela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mahtagollah | 74 | 24 | / |
| Moothagalla | 74 | 3 | / |
| Motagally | 71 | 13 | / |
| Motagalli | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mathogela | 71 | 5 | / |
| Motagotla | 71 | 3 | / |
| Moutagaly | 71 | 2 | / |
| Motangale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matoogali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matongola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moitakgola | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meththagaalla | 67 | 3 | / |
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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 Matagala
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