Matawai Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Matawai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 52 | 1:156,802 | 21,647 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Matawai (65) may also be a first name.
Matawai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matawai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matawai is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Matawai.
How Common Is The Last Name Matawai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,203,767th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 72 percent of Matawai reside; 70 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 70 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,212,820th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 65 people.
Matawai is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 156,802. In Papua New Guinea Matawai is mostly found in: Manus, where 44 percent live, Morobe, where 29 percent live and Madang, where 21 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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