Matchang Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Matchang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 94 | 1:220,948 | 22,265 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
Matchang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matchang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matchang occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Matchang? popularity and diffusion
Matchang is the 1,817,111th most numerous surname internationally, held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name Matchang is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matchang live; 79 percent live in Central Africa and 62 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 220,948. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 48 percent reside, Far North Region, where 27 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 11 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Chad, where 9 percent reside.
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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 Matchang
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