Matankari Surname
Approximately 821 people bear this surname
Matankari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 681 | 1:28,182 | 1,621 |
| Nigeria | 139 | 1:1,274,408 | 50,756 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Matankari (126) may also be a first name.
Matankari Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matankari Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matankari is found most frequently in Niger. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matankari? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 422,155th most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 8,876,426 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matankari are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Matankari is also the 829,183rd most commonly held first name internationally, held by 126 people.
This surname is most numerous in Niger, where it is carried by 681 people, or 1 in 28,182. In Niger it is primarily found in: Dosso Region, where 69 percent live, Tillabéri Region, where 16 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 8 percent live. Outside of Niger Matankari exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and Benin, where 0 percent live.
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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 Matankari
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