Matasyo Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Matasyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matasyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya641:721,56130,456
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Matasyo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matasyo is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matasyo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,312,869th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Matasyo reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 721,561. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 95 percent live, Nairobi County, where 2 percent live and Nyandarua County, where 2 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

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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 Matasyo
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