Mataora Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Mataora Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 45 | 1:181,194 | 25,163 |
| Cook Islands | 33 | 1:551 | 68 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
Mataora Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mataora Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mataora is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mataora? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mataora is the 1,683,218th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Mataora are found; 67 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 38 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Mataora is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 181,194. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Milne Bay, where 96 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 4 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea Mataora occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The Cook Islands, where 28 percent reside and New Zealand, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matajora | 93 | 8 | / |
| Maitaora | 93 | 2 | / |
| Maitaoura | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matahotra | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mataore | 86 | 11 | / |
| Matoara | 86 | 4 | / |
| Matohara | 80 | 95 | / |
| Matoorah | 80 | 26 | / |
| Mataorou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Motaoura | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mathoorah | 75 | 102 | / |
| Matahuira | 75 | 4 | / |
| Matoare | 71 | 122 | / |
| Motaori | 71 | 6 | / |
| Matouari | 67 | 20 | / |
| Madtoari | 67 | 10 | / |
| Matohari | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mathoari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matuoori | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mateiori | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matojoro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matahuro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motahouri | 63 | 67 | / |
| Maitoares | 63 | 2 | / |
| Motahhara | 63 | 1 | / |
| Maytahuri | 63 | 1 | / |
| Maitauaris | 59 | 1 | / |
| Motahharad | 59 | 1 | / |
| Maytahauri | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mostaouris | 59 | 1 | / |
| Motoara | 57 | 21 | / |
| Maithoharoh | 56 | 6 | / |
| Motohara | 53 | 1,247 | / |
| Motohori | 53 | 6 | / |
| Motohuri | 53 | 1 | / |
| Motahhari | 50 | 1,508 | / |
| Motahhary | 50 | 5 | / |
| Motahgare | 50 | 2 | / |
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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
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- 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 Mataora
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