Matangu Surname

739,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Matangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3081:239,86923,092
Uganda481:813,31838,363
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Matangu (71) may also be a first name.

Matangu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matangu (Hindi: मटंगू) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Matangu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 739,868th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 18,686,015 people. The surname Matangu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Matangu reside; 79 percent reside in Central Africa and 79 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Matangu is also the 1,152,838th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 71 people.

The last name Matangu is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 308 people, or 1 in 239,869. Besides The DR Congo Matangu exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 12 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.

Matangu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Matangu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matangu in the Hindi language
मटंगूmatangu50
मटंगुmatangu50

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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
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  • 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 Matangu
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