Matakawa Surname
Approximately 703 people bear this surname
Matakawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 697 | 1:183,421 | 8,578 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Matakawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matakawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matakawa occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matakawa? popularity and diffusion
Matakawa is the 475,771st most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 10,366,353 people. The surname Matakawa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Matakawa reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
The last name Matakawa is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 697 people, or 1 in 183,421. In Japan Matakawa is mostly found in: Kōchi Prefecture, where 49 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Japan it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matakava | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matakawe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matakaeva | 82 | 97 | / |
| Matakavad | 82 | 4 | / |
| Maitekawa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Motakawad | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matakhaeva | 78 | 2 | / |
| Mahytekawa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Motokawa | 75 | 5,836 | / |
| Matakova | 75 | 665 | / |
| Matakoba | 75 | 42 | / |
| Matakeva | 75 | 8 | / |
| Mastakova | 71 | 435 | / |
| Maytakova | 71 | 241 | / |
| Matakhova | 71 | 16 | / |
| Motakavad | 71 | 11 | / |
| Maitakova | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mataskova | 71 | 11 | / |
| Maştakova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Matatkova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maštakova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mataecava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mataikabi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maetacava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matakeeva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matakaves | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mataikova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mashtakova | 67 | 3,162 | / |
| Matashkova | 67 | 273 | / |
| Machtakova | 67 | 110 | / |
| Moustakawi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mattaskova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matachkova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mastakhova | 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 Matakawa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis