Matenyu Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Matenyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matenyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Matenyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matenyu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matenyu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Matenyu is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Matenyu are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Matenyu is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 2,168,849. In Uganda Matenyu is most prevalent in: Butaleja District, where 33 percent live, Rakai District, where 33 percent live and Kampala District, where 22 percent live. Besides Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kyrgyzstan, where 5 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathenyu933/
Matinyu861/
Matinyuy801/
Matenjou801/
Mategnau801/
Mattenius750/
Matanju711/
Matinhu711/
Matthenius711/
Matineau6713/
Matanjau674/
Matinjau673/
Metaneyu671/
Moutenjou631/
Mattingiu631/
Matinho57131/
Motoniu571/
Motinius535/
Moutemju531/
Meytinius508/

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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 Matenyu
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