Mataula Surname
Approximately 2,246 people bear this surname
Mataula Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,600 | 1:33,089 | 3,889 |
| Malawi | 601 | 1:28,484 | 4,289 |
| Zambia | 22 | 1:720,451 | 26,729 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
Mataula (33) may also be a first name.
Mataula Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mataula Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mataula (Hindi: मतौला) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mataula? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mataula is the 188,290th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,244,678 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mataula are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mataula is also the 1,807,719th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 33 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,600 people, or 1 in 33,089. In Tanzania Mataula is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 39 percent live, Tabora Region, where 23 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 27 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mataula Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mataula in the Hindi language | ||
| मतौला | mataula | 85.71 |
| मटौला | mataula | 14.29 |
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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 Mataula
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