Matage Surname
Approximately 1,752 people bear this surname
Matage Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,366 | 1:38,757 | 4,450 |
| Kenya | 189 | 1:244,338 | 16,806 |
| India | 93 | 1:8,248,015 | 171,602 |
| Indonesia | 59 | 1:2,241,512 | 136,522 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Matage (314) may also be a first name.
Matage Demographics
Matage Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Matage Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matage Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matage (Marathi: मटगे) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matage? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matage is the 230,851st most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,159,558 people. The surname Matage is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Matage reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Matage is also the 495,703rd most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 314 people.
The last name Matage is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,366 people, or 1 in 38,757. In Tanzania Matage is primarily concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 39 percent are found, Mara Region, where 23 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 11 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.
Matage Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matage Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matage in the Marathi language | ||
| मटगे | matage | 92.42 |
| मातगे | matage | 4.55 |
| मातागी | matagi | 1.52 |
| मठगे | mathage | 1.52 |
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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 Matage
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