Matangala Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Matangala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matangala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda921:424,34025,938
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Matangala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matangala occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Matangala? popularity and diffusion

Matangala is the 1,315,412th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. The last name Matangala occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matangala are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Matangala is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 424,340. In Uganda Matangala is mostly found in: Budaka District, where 92 percent reside, Kibuku District, where 2 percent reside and Luweero District, where 1 percent reside. Not including Uganda Matangala is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 36 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.

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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 Matangala
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