Matazo Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Matazo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Matazo (779) may also be a first name.
Matazo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matazo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matazo is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Matazo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matazo is the 2,414,640th most common family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Matazo reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 293,989th most common forename internationally It is held by 779 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria Matazo is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 98 percent live and Oyo, where 2 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Matazo occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 17 percent live and Niger, where 10 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 Matazo
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