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 occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Matajiri? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 382,080th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,819,255 people. This last name 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 last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 929 people, or 1 in 56,988. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Lindi Region, where 38 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 32 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname exists 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
- 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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