Mathangu Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mathangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mathangu Last Name Facts

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

Mathangu occurs most in Kenya. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathangu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Mathangu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mathangu reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya Mathangu is mostly found in: Kitui County, where 31 percent live, Muranga County, where 31 percent live and Tharaka Nithi County, where 31 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 7 percent live and Uganda, where 7 percent live.

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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 Mathangu
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