Matalao Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Matalao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matalao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines631:1,606,956108,100
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791

Matalao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matalao occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Matalao.

How Common Is The Last Name Matalao? popularity and diffusion

The surname Matalao is the 2,372,517th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name Matalao occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Matalao are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 95 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Matalao is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 1,606,956. In The Philippines Matalao is most common in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 65 percent are found, Caraga, where 8 percent are found and Central Luzon, where 8 percent are found. Beside The Philippines Matalao exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mataloa864/
Mettalao806/
Mathaloo801/
Motaloa711/
Mothaloha631/
Matoloa571/
Matholoa5327/
Maetoloa5326/
Matoloat531/
Mateloua531/
Motolaiya501/

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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 Matalao
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