Matapo Surname

482,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Matapo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matapo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3221:229,44022,327
Zimbabwe1301:118,75616,091
Cook Islands741:24614
French Polynesia491:5,7311,283
Zambia311:511,28822,588
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
England201:2,785,90397,972
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Matapo (65) may also be a first name.

Matapo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matapo is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matapo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 482,629th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,561,661 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Matapo live; 47 percent live in Central Africa and 47 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Matapo is also the 1,212,820th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 65 people.

Matapo is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 322 people, or 1 in 229,440. Beside The DR Congo this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 19 percent are found and The Cook Islands, where 11 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Matapo
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