Matanggal Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Matanggal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matanggal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618

Matanggal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matanggal has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matanggal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Matanggal is the 3,957,383rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Matanggal are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 100 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name Matanggal is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 1,404,487. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Sabah, where 95 percent reside and Sarawak, where 5 percent reside. Not including Malaysia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 16 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 Matanggal
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