Matiku Surname

48,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Matiku Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'born at night'.

Matiku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania10,0221:5,283698
Kenya3571:129,35510,650
Nigeria1781:995,18442,110
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Matiku (1,364) may also be a first name.

Matiku Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'born at night'.

- mamaj

Matiku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matiku (Hindi: मतीकुन्निशा) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Matiku.

How Common Is The Last Name Matiku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 48,588th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 686,986 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matiku live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Matiku is also the 212,200th most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 1,364 people.

Matiku is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 10,022 people, or 1 in 5,283. In Tanzania Matiku is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 41 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Matiku is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Matiku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matuiku92157/
Maitiku9220/
Matikou926/
Mateiku923/
Maetiku923/
Matikus923/
Mathiku921/
Mattikau8615/
Mateikeu861/
Mateikou861/
Mathieku861/
Metiku837,110/
Matuku835,494/
Mateku83306/
Maticu833/
Mattikupp804/
Mathiekou801/
Mathuku77743/
Maituku7789/
Matheku7760/
Matekeu7726/
Matekui7724/
Matukhu7722/
Mateaku7712/
Maticeu7710/
Matekus779/
Maatuku777/
Matekou773/
Matuuku772/
Mothiku771/
Matesku771/
Mahtuku771/
Matekhu771/
Maticou771/
Mathicu771/
Mattuku771/
Meatuku771/
Mattikaupp759/
Mateesku7122/
Meteikeu7116/
Meathuku7113/
Mateukou7113/
Moutikou713/
Mateicus712/
Maitukku712/
Metiekou711/
Mattiocu711/
Mattikoe711/
Mathicus710/
Meteku677,195/
Metuku671,867/
Motuku671,185/
Matykó6755/
Moteku676/

Matiku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matiku in the Hindi language
मतीकुन्निशाmatikunnisa-

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