Matazu Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Matazu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matazu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1121:1,581,63259,341
England81:6,964,757184,742
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Matazu (32) may also be a first name.

Matazu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matazu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matazu? popularity and diffusion

Matazu is the 1,589,322nd most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. Matazu is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Matazu reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 32 people.

The surname Matazu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 1,581,632. In Nigeria Matazu is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 21 percent live, Kebbi, where 19 percent live and Kaduna, where 17 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matazhu92133/
Matadzu921/
Mastazzu867/
Matasu8396/
Mataju837/
Matezu831/
Matashu772,111/
Matasui7733/
Mateuzu7722/
Mataisu779/
Matasau778/
Mathezu774/
Matausu774/
Matasut774/
Matachu773/
Matazoe773/
Matajau772/
Mathacu772/
Madtaju771/
Matajup771/
Matatsu771/
Matesau771/
Matajeu771/
Mataaju771/
Matazoo771/
Matassou7127/
Matouzou714/
Mathasuy713/
Mattasut712/
Mateuzhu712/
Matachui711/
Maitagiu711/
Matacius711/
Matachou711/
Matesu67380/
Mahtasoud67180/
Motezu6721/
Matoju6710/
Mahatasau673/
Motaju673/
Metasu672/
Maitassou671/
Motasu671/
Matthasud671/
Mateadjou671/
Matatcheu671/

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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 Matazu
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