Matangazo Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Matangazo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Matangazo (35) may also be a first name.
Matangazo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matangazo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matangazo is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Matangazo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matangazo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,307,654th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matangazo reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Matangazo is also the 1,744,716th most frequent forename internationally It is held by 35 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Matangazo is mostly found in: Geita Region, where 44 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 44 percent reside and Mtwara Region, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Matangazo is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 33 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matangajo | 89 | 8 | / |
| Matangaza | 89 | 5 | / |
| Maitangaza | 84 | 128 | / |
| Matanaza | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matagarza | 78 | 37 | / |
| Maitagaza | 78 | 5 | / |
| Metangaza | 78 | 2 | / |
| Matangatja | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mathangasa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Muitangaza | 74 | 1 | / |
| Matanaca | 71 | 3 | / |
| Matanasa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Matagajja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Matagasau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motangasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motongozo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matongoza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mathanasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mattagajja | 63 | 3 | / |
| Matañoza | 59 | 56 | / |
| Matañosa | 59 | 5 | / |
| Motongasa | 56 | 171 | / |
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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 Matangazo
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