Matamu Surname
Approximately 1,300 people bear this surname
Matamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 746 | 1:99,034 | 11,142 |
| Namibia | 420 | 1:5,737 | 1,106 |
| Tanzania | 76 | 1:696,600 | 40,185 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Samoa | 9 | 1:21,534 | 479 |
| American Samoa | 8 | 1:6,970 | 1,431 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Matamu (95) may also be a first name.
Matamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matamu is found most in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matamu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Matamu is the 293,736th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,605,805 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Matamu reside; 57 percent reside in Central Africa and 57 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 974,243rd most commonly held first name in the world, held by 95 people.
It is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 746 people, or 1 in 99,034. Beside The DR Congo Matamu occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 32 percent reside and Tanzania, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matammu | 92 | 743 | / |
| Matamou | 92 | 43 | / |
| Mathamu | 92 | 29 | / |
| Mattamu | 92 | 11 | / |
| Matamui | 92 | 1 | / |
| Matamgou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mattammu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mastamut | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mattamud | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maitamou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mathamus | 86 | 0 | / |
| Matemu | 83 | 3,904 | / |
| Matomu | 83 | 39 | / |
| Motamu | 83 | 13 | / |
| Mahatamau | 80 | 12 | / |
| Mathomu | 77 | 299 | / |
| Mathemu | 77 | 98 | / |
| Matemmu | 77 | 28 | / |
| Mettamu | 77 | 16 | / |
| Mattemu | 77 | 13 | / |
| Matemau | 77 | 4 | / |
| Matomou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Moutamu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mottamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matemui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mothamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mattemmu | 71 | 33 | / |
| Mahatomu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Matoumou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mattamoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moutamou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motomu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moutamgou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metemu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahatoumou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Metemou | 62 | 3 | / |
| Metomou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Motoomu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Metoumou | 57 | 18 | / |
| Moutomou | 57 | 6 | / |
| Motoumou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Moutoumou | 53 | 20 | / |
| Metheumou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Moutommou | 53 | 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 Matamu
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