Matelai Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Matelai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Matelai (3) may also be a first name.
Matelai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matelai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matelai has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matelai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matelai is the 10,311,814th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Matelai occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matelai are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 7,463,778th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 3 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 50 percent are found and West Region, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon Matelai occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found.
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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 Matelai
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