Matakataka Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Matakataka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 29 | 1:70,088 | 9,364 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Matakataka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matakataka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matakataka occurs most in Lesotho. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matakataka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,602,217th most common last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matakataka live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Matakataka is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 70,088. In Lesotho Matakataka is most numerous in: Leribe District, where 72 percent reside, Butha-Buthe District, where 24 percent reside and Berea District, where 3 percent reside. Other than Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mataka Taka | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mataka-Taka | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mathakathaka | 91 | 123 | / |
| Mutakataka | 90 | 29 | / |
| Matakatika | 90 | 1 | / |
| Mothakathaka | 82 | 3 | / |
| Matakutaku | 80 | 25 | / |
| Matekateka | 80 | 19 | / |
| Matak Tika | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matkatok | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mtekateka | 74 | 910 | / |
| Mtikatika | 74 | 291 | / |
| Mdakadaka | 74 | 209 | / |
| Modakatak | 74 | 6 | / |
| Matacatik | 74 | 3 | / |
| Matkhatik | 74 | 1 | / |
| Motikatika | 70 | 1 | / |
| Motukatuka | 70 | 1 | / |
| Motakotako | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mitkatok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matcatik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motekateko | 60 | 1 | / |
| Matokotoko | 60 | 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
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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 Matakataka
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