Matanji Surname
Approximately 702 people bear this surname
Matanji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 434 | 1:121,985 | 11,567 |
| Kenya | 263 | 1:175,589 | 13,278 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Matanji Demographics
Matanji Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Matanji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matanji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matanji occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matanji? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 476,328th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 10,381,120 people. The surname Matanji occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matanji live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 434 people, or 1 in 121,985. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Morogoro Region, where 78 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Matanji exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 37 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Matanji Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Matanji surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Matanji
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