Matajiri Surname
Approximately 932 people bear this surname
Matajiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 929 | 1:56,988 | 6,195 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Matajiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matajiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matajiri is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Matajiri? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matajiri is the 382,080th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,819,255 people. Matajiri is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matajiri live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 929 people, or 1 in 56,988. In Tanzania it is most common in: Lindi Region, where 38 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 32 percent live and Tabora Region, where 20 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Matajiri exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live and Kenya, where 0 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 Matajiri
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