Mateg Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Mateg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 51 | 1:407,237 | 34,925 |
| Papua New Guinea | 40 | 1:203,843 | 28,184 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Mateg (16) may also be a first name.
Mateg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mateg Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mateg (Hindi: मातेग) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mateg? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mateg is the 1,828,462nd most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Mateg live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mateg is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held forename at a global level. It is borne by 16 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 407,237. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 78 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 39 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mateg Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mateg in the Hindi language | ||
| मातेग | matega | - |
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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 Mateg
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