Matanga Surname
Approximately 17,471 people bear this surname
Matanga Surname Definition:
Matanga is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: water melons.
Matanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 8,873 | 1:8,326 | 1,029 |
| Zimbabwe | 3,539 | 1:4,362 | 394 |
| Tanzania | 2,708 | 1:19,550 | 2,490 |
| South Africa | 640 | 1:84,653 | 10,423 |
| Malawi | 497 | 1:34,445 | 5,098 |
| Cameroon | 321 | 1:64,701 | 8,219 |
| Kenya | 199 | 1:232,060 | 16,320 |
| Zambia | 185 | 1:85,675 | 7,165 |
| Congo | 162 | 1:30,797 | 3,125 |
| Philippines | 57 | 1:1,776,109 | 113,042 |
| United States | 42 | 1:8,629,975 | 373,648 |
| Namibia | 37 | 1:65,119 | 7,152 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| Kiribati | 4 | 1:28,352 | 669 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 1:193,343 | 19,495 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
The alternate forms: Matañga (10) are calculated separately.
Matanga (1,321) may also be a first name.
Matanga Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Matanga is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: water melons.
Matanga Demographics
Matanga Political Affiliation
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Matanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matanga (Bengali: মাতঙ্গ, Hindi: मतंगा, Marathi: मतंगा, Oriya: ମାତ) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may be rendered as a variant: Matañga. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matanga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Matanga is the 30,554th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 417,122 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Matanga reside; 53 percent reside in Central Africa and 53 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Matanga is also the 216,222nd most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 1,321 people.
Matanga is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 8,873 people, or 1 in 8,326. Beside The DR Congo this last name occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent reside and Tanzania, where 15 percent reside.
Matanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Matanga last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Matanga are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.
The amount Matanga earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.02% less than the national average, earning R 144,912 per year and in United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matanga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matanga in the Bengali language | ||
| মাতঙ্গ | matanga | - |
| Matanga in the Marathi language | ||
| मतंगा | matanga | - |
| Matanga in the Hindi language | ||
| मतंगा | matanga | 66.67 |
| मातंगा | matanga | 33.33 |
| Matanga in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାତ | mata | 42.86 |
| ମାତା | mata | 35.71 |
| ମାଟା | mata | 7.14 |
| ମଟ | mata | 7.14 |
| ଝାନ | jhana | 7.14 |
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