Matakone Surname
Approximately 1,749 people bear this surname
Matakone Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,748 | 1:11,882 | 1,601 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Matakone (1,364) may also be a first name.
Matakone Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matakone Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matakone occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matakone? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 231,164th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,166,693 people. Matakone is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matakone reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Matakone is also the 212,200th most widely held given name internationally. It is borne by 1,364 people.
This surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,748 people, or 1 in 11,882. In Cameroon Matakone is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 76 percent are found, North Region, where 17 percent are found and Centre Region, where 3 percent are found. Not including Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, 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 Matakone
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