Matansi Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Matansi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Matansi (15) may also be a first name.
Matansi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matansi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matansi occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matansi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matansi is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Matansi is mostly found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Matansi live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 71 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Matansi is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent given name worldwide. It is borne by 15 people.
Matansi is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Matansi is primarily found in: Bougainville, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea Matansi occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 29 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 Matansi
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