Mataona Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mataona Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mataona Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Mataona Last Name Facts

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

Mataona is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mataona click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mataona? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Mataona reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 1,543,824. In Zimbabwe Mataona is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe Mataona exists in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 9 percent are found.

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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 Mataona
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