Matinu Surname

748,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Matinu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matinu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Matinu (69) may also be a first name.

Matinu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matinu (Hindi: मतीनू) is found most frequently in Ghana. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matinu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 748,537th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 18,977,984 people. The last name Matinu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Matinu live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Matinu is also the 1,171,416th most frequently held first name globally, held by 69 people.

The last name Matinu is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Barring Ghana Matinu exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mastinu921,344/
Matingu92688/
Matinus92116/
Matinou9282/
Matainu921/
Matinhu921/
Matingou862,504/
Mathinou8656/
Matienou8613/
Mathinus867/
Mathingu865/
Matinaud861/
Mastinus861/
Matunu8377/
Motinu8346/
Matenu8312/
Mathingou804/
Mathingau803/
Matengu775,146/
Matunhu77196/
Matimhu7735/
Matenus779/
Mautunu775/
Maatunu772/
Matuunu772/
Matenou772/
Matenau771/
Motingu771/
Mathunu771/
Meteinu771/
Matinoe770/
Moutinou711,361/
Maitinoe7185/
Metinhou7125/
Matenaus7112/
Metienou7111/
Mathengu719/
Mmatengu714/
Mateunou712/
Matuunui711/
Mathenui711/
Mategnau711/
Matengou711/
Matenguu711/
Mattinoe710/
Mathenus710/
Motenu6730/
Mouthinou675/
Mattenaus673/
Metenu672/
Mathenaus671/
Motunu671/
Matiñó671/

Matinu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matinu in the Hindi language
मतीनूmatinu50
मतीनुmatinu37.5
मतिनूmatinu12.5

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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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  • 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 Matinu
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