Matilu Surname

567,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Matilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matilu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4851:95,2168,456
Indonesia691:1,916,655121,671
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Matilu (101) may also be a first name.

Matilu Last Name Facts

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

Matilu is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matilu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Matilu is the 567,444th most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 13,083,565 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Matilu live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Matilu is also the 940,641st most commonly held first name internationally, held by 101 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 485 people, or 1 in 95,216. In Kenya Matilu is most prevalent in: Makueni County, where 79 percent reside, Machakos County, where 20 percent reside and Kitui County, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 12 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.

Matilu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matilus92255/
Maatilu9241/
Matuilu9234/
Matailu921/
Matilaud869/
Mathilus866/
Matiluch862/
Matuilou861/
Maitailu861/
Matilius861/
Maatitlu861/
Matulu831,902/
Matelu83142/
Motilu831/
Matilouch800/
Mattielou800/
Matelus77317/
Mahtelu77220/
Matelau7728/
Maatelu7723/
Mathulu7723/
Matylus773/
Mathelu772/
Maitulu771/
Mateleu771/
Matullu771/
Matélus771/
Matelou771/
Mateliu771/
Matuliu771/
Mattulu771/
Mattelu771/
Mautelu771/
Mathelus71265/
Mastelou7144/
Mahatelu716/
Mattelus715/
Matyohlu711/
Maytuulu711/
Mahtulou711/
Matulllu711/
Matulluh711/
Mattiloe711/
Mathelau711/
Motelu67743/
Motulu67632/
Metelu6743/
Metulu674/
Matelusch670/

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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 Matilu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis