Matchouga Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Matchouga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 52 | 1:399,405 | 34,455 |
| Benin | 31 | 1:333,407 | 26,304 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
Matchouga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matchouga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matchouga is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matchouga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,882,912th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. Matchouga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matchouga are found; 54 percent are found in Central Africa and 54 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Matchouga is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 399,405. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: West Region, where 71 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 29 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 32 percent reside and Niger, where 14 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 Matchouga
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