Matanta Surname

391,801st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Botswana

Matanta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matanta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5401:136,81414,550
Kenya2601:177,61513,398
Botswana611:35,8517,015
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Matanta (58) may also be a first name.

Matanta Last Name Facts

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

Matanta occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matanta? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 391,801st most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 8,070,372 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matanta live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 60 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 58 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 540 people, or 1 in 136,814. Beside The DR Congo this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 29 percent live and Botswana, where 7 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
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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 Matanta
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