Matatizo Surname

403,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Matatizo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matatizo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7831:67,6147,129
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Matatizo (9,792) may also be a first name.

Matatizo Last Name Facts

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

Matatizo is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matatizo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 403,960th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 8,395,790 people. Matatizo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matatizo reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Matatizo is also the 62,130th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 9,792 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 783 people, or 1 in 67,614. In Tanzania it is most common in: Shinyanga Region, where 27 percent live, Geita Region, where 26 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 25 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent live and Uganda, where 0 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
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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 Matatizo
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