Matakara Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Matakara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Matakara (12) may also be a first name.
Matakara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matakara Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matakara is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matakara? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. Matakara occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Matakara live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Matakara is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name internationally, held by 12 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 735,154. In Zimbabwe Matakara is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 48 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 43 percent are found and Harare Province, where 5 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 4 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matakkara | 94 | 12 | / |
| Mattakara | 94 | 10 | / |
| Mattakkara | 89 | 1 | / |
| Matakari | 88 | 87 | / |
| Matakary | 88 | 8 | / |
| Matakare | 88 | 8 | / |
| Mataqara | 88 | 6 | / |
| Matakaro | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matacara | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mathakari | 82 | 142 | / |
| Matekaira | 82 | 7 | / |
| Mautakari | 82 | 2 | / |
| Maitaqara | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mathakaro | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mahtakari | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matakoura | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matakaire | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mastakaris | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mastakoura | 78 | 1 | / |
| Motakari | 75 | 235 | / |
| Matekera | 75 | 189 | / |
| Motokara | 75 | 19 | / |
| Motakare | 75 | 10 | / |
| Matakore | 75 | 5 | / |
| Matacare | 75 | 1 | / |
| Motekara | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matokora | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matacari | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mastakouras | 74 | 7 | / |
| Maitakore | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mathekera | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mautakori | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mathokora | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mathakore | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahatakhatri | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mastakouri | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maitoukare | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Matakara
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