Matelega Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Matelega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matelega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania341:1,557,10647,112
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Matelega Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matelega (Russian: Мателега) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Matelega.

How Common Is The Last Name Matelega? popularity and diffusion

The surname Matelega is the 2,436,415th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name Matelega occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Matelega live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Matelega is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 1,557,106. In Tanzania Matelega is mostly concentrated in: Iringa Region, where 94 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 3 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 3 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 42 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Matelega Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matelego882/
Mateliga881/
Meteleaga8292/
Matelegui821/
Matalyga75252/
Matiliga75147/
Matolyga7512/
Mataliga759/
Mataloga752/
Metalega751/
Mateligi751/
Matalaga751/
Motelaga751/
Meteleagă7141/
Mathalayga671/
Matalygo63112/
Motolyga6365/
Motologa6346/
Metelago6342/
Motalyga6320/
Matolygo637/
Matałyga636/
Matiligo631/
Motelago631/
Motolygo5070/
Motilaga5017/
Motalygo5015/
Motolaga502/
Motoligo501/

Matelega Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matelega in the Russian language
Мателегаmatelega-

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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 Matelega
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