Matautu Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

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

Matautu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matautu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea731:111,69515,161
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Matautu (23) may also be a first name.

Matautu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matautu is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matautu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,203,767th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 99 percent of Matautu reside; 99 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 99 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held forename internationally. It is borne by 23 people.

Matautu is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 111,695. In Papua New Guinea Matautu is most prevalent in: New Ireland, where 77 percent are found, Morobe, where 11 percent are found and National Capital District, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matautau9336/
Matutu9211,333/
Matatu92407/
Matuetu8682/
Matuthu8663/
Mastatu8628/
Matutud8619/
Mathutu8614/
Matutuh868/
Maetatu868/
Mattutu867/
Mastutu867/
Matutuu865/
Matuttu862/
Mathatu861/
Matatus861/
Matuotu861/
Mataitu861/
Maatutu861/
Matheautau821/
Mathuthu803,490/
Matoutou8032/
Mattuttu801/
Motutu77176/
Matotu775/
Metutu771/
Mathuthuu752/
Matathu715/
Matateu713/
Matatou712/
Matohtu711/
Matutau711/
Matatau711/
Madtotu711/
Mathathu6739/
Maetatau6721/
Mattathu6713/
Metaatuu676/
Mateatau673/
Mathatau672/
Mettattu671/
Matateus671/
Mahatotu671/
Mataathu671/

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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 Matautu
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