Matengu Surname

92,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Matengu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matengu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia3,1251:77189
Zambia1,2211:12,9811,482
Botswana3201:6,8341,161
Zimbabwe2831:54,5528,269
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Matengu (941) may also be a first name.

Matengu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matengu is carried by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matengu? popularity and diffusion

Matengu is the 92,823rd most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,416,157 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matengu live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Matengu is also the 263,438th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 941 people.

The last name is most common in Namibia, where it is carried by 3,125 people, or 1 in 771. In Namibia Matengu is mostly concentrated in: Zambezi Region, where 59 percent are found, ǁKaras Region, where 9 percent are found and Kavango East Region, where 8 percent are found. Besides Namibia this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 24 percent are found and Botswana, where 6 percent are found.

Matengu Last Name Statistics demography

Matengu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.31% less than the national average, earning R 63,432 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathengu939/
Mmatengu934/
Matengou931/
Matengut931/
Matenguu931/
Mateng'u931/
Matenu9212/
Masengu8625,932/
Manengu863,134/
Matingu86688/
Matenus869/
Matenou862/
Macengu861/
Matemgu861/
Motengu861/
Matenau861/
Mangu8322,737/
Matingou802,504/
Machengu8069/
Matienou8013/
Matenaus8012/
Mothengu8011/
Matemgou8011/
Mathingu805/
Massengu804/
Metengou802/
Mateunou802/
Mathenui801/
Mategnau801/
Masenngu801/
Maitegou801/
Manengou801/
Matinggu801/
Mathenus800/
Maingu7710,158/
Mangus773,601/
Mangut772,138/
Mangou771,592/
Maungu771,233/
Mangud77584/
Manggu77445/
Matinu77384/
Mangau77303/
Maangu77141/
Manguh7793/
Mhangu7791/
Manguz7763/
Manngu7755/
Mangup7748/
Masngu7748/
Meangu7738/
Manghu7734/
Manguu7734/
Motenu7730/
Mamngu776/
Mang'u776/
Manguj774/
Manguș771/
Mmangu771/
Matinguha75108/
Moutengou7523/
Mathingou754/
Mattenaus753/
Mathingau753/
Machenngu751/
Mathing'u751/
Mathenaus751/
Mahungu712,708/
Maningu711,730/
Mastinu711,344/
Mangoud711,234/
Manggau71797/
Masngut71602/
Mahangu71396/
Masngud71313/
Manggut71258/
Masingu71148/
Matinus71116/
Monengu71110/
Manggus71103/
Mang'ut7191/
Mangaud7185/
Matinou7182/
Mang'uu7180/
Mangush7166/
Maingou7163/
Mosengu7162/
Mangueu7133/
Mangult7122/
Mangaut7118/
Manghud7112/
Mangghu7110/
Mangouh718/
Mangout718/
Motenui714/
Mangous713/
Meingou712/
Manguss712/
Manguha712/
Manggud712/
Manghui712/
Mangoux712/
Mattheneus712/
Mangguh712/
Maungou712/
Mainggu711/
Matinhu711/
Mangguu711/
Manghou711/
Manguch711/
Matainu711/
Manyngu711/
Maingau711/
Manngut711/
Mangaux711/
Manggou711/
Mangoup711/
Mang'au711/
Meingut711/
Meangut711/
Maangut711/
Motingu711/
Maungau711/
Mangaup711/
Mongu671,523/
Mosteanu67794/
Maingaud67182/
Mangó67165/
Moşteanu67141/
Maningou6768/
Machingu6765/
Monengou6764/
Mathinou6756/
Mangoush6755/
Mainguth6752/
Mahangud6729/
Mangauhe6729/
Mahangou6721/
Mamgu6720/
Maingaut6717/
Mathinus677/
Mangault676/
Moșteanu676/
Meinguss674/
Manggaup673/
Maninggu673/
Mahangau672/
Mangueup672/
Matimgut672/
Moteneux671/
Masihngu671/
Masingau671/
Matinaud671/
Matingoe671/
Manyngou671/
Masing'u671/
Massingu671/
Mastinus671/

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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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  • 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 Matengu
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