Matanza Surname

388,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 912 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Matanza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matanza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4781:110,75710,676
Spain2581:181,20912,764
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
Venezuela261:1,161,69516,759
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
France41:16,605,680368,153
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Matanza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matanza is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matanza? popularity and diffusion

It is the 388,780th most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 7,990,730 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Matanza live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Matanza is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 478 people, or 1 in 110,757. In Tanzania Matanza is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 55 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 27 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Matanza Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Matanza has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Matanza surname expanded 1,033 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Matanza Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Matanza last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Matanza earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.13% more than the national average, earning $49,678 USD per year.

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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 Matanza
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