Matapepe Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Matapepe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matapepe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Matapepe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matapepe has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matapepe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Matapepe is the 4,772,636th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Matapepe live; 94 percent live in Oceania Islands and 94 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Matapepe is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Milne Bay, where 69 percent reside and Morobe, where 31 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matopepe881/
Mota Pepe823/
Matapap805/
Mota Peppe781/
Mattapap755/
Matabebe754/
Matapapa753/
Matuapip751/
Matebepe751/
Matpapa674/
Matpapi673/
Matbeeb671/
Matapab671/
Motauphiph561/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Matapepe
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