Matiape Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Matiape Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 145 | 1:56,233 | 7,159 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Matiape (96) may also be a first name.
Matiape Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matiape Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matiape is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matiape? popularity and diffusion
The surname Matiape is the 1,459,453rd most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. Matiape is predominantly found in Oceania, where 99 percent of Matiape live; 99 percent live in Oceania Islands and 99 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Matiape is also the 968,397th most widespread forename on earth, held by 96 people.
The last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 56,233. In Papua New Guinea Matiape is mostly concentrated in: Hela, where 82 percent reside, Enga, where 6 percent reside and National Capital District, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matiap | 92 | 2 | / |
| Matihapa | 80 | 14 | / |
| Matiopie | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mateapeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mathiapa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matiop | 77 | 6,423 | / |
| Matiab | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matjope | 71 | 12 | / |
| Matiopi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Matjapa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mathiop | 71 | 5 | / |
| Matyapa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Matiopa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Motjape | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motiope | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matyapi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathiab | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motihapi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maithiab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mattiopa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motiab | 62 | 72 | / |
| Mateov | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mateop | 62 | 1 | / |
| Matiov | 62 | 1 | / |
| Motjope | 57 | 557 | / |
| Motjapa | 57 | 20 | / |
| Matjopa | 57 | 18 | / |
| Matjaib | 57 | 13 | / |
| Motyope | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mathyav | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mastjab | 57 | 1 | / |
| Matjopi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Motjapi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mathjab | 57 | 1 | / |
| Motaiyab | 53 | 5 | / |
| Motjopje | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Matiape
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