Matagu Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Matagu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matagu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea651:125,44217,113
Solomon Islands141:41,4318,080
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Matagu (43) may also be a first name.

Matagu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Matagu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Matagu (Marathi: मटगू) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matagu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,894,523rd most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. Matagu occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 82 percent of Matagu are found; 82 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 68 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,545,828th most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 43 people.

This surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 125,442. In Papua New Guinea Matagu is mostly concentrated in: National Capital District, where 60 percent are found and Central, where 40 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 15 percent are found and Cameroon, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Matagu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matagu in the Marathi language
मटगूmatagu25
मातगुmatagu25
महागूmahagu25
मटागूmatagu25

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Footnotes

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