Matakan Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

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

Matakan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matakan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
India61:127,844,230863,365
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Matakan (108) may also be a first name.

Matakan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matakan (Hindi: मटकां, Marathi: मटकन) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Matakan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matakan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,185,033rd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 74 percent of Matakan reside; 74 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 71 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Matakan is also the 904,892nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 108 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 301,990. In Papua New Guinea Matakan is most common in: East Sepik, where 70 percent are found and East New Britain, where 30 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 16 percent are found and Turkey, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Matakan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matakan in the Marathi language
मटकनmatakana-
Matakan in the Hindi language
मटकांmatakam97.14
मटकनmatakana2.86

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Matakan
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