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
The surname Matajiri occurs most in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Matajiri click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matajiri? popularity and diffusion
The surname Matajiri is the 382,080th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,819,255 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matajiri are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Matajiri is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 929 people, or 1 in 56,988. In Tanzania Matajiri is most frequent in: Lindi Region, where 38 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 32 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Matajiri
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