Matanai Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Matanai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Matanai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matanai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matanai is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matanai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,185,033rd most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 63 percent of Matanai reside; 63 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 63 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Matanai is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Madang, where 88 percent live, Bougainville, where 8 percent live and West New Britain, where 4 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 34 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.
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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 Matanai
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