Matiru Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Matiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3521:131,19310,797
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
United States101:36,245,893832,629
India71:109,580,769786,157
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Matiru (160) may also be a first name.

Matiru Last Name Facts

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

Matiru (Bengali: মতীরু, Hindi: मतीरू, Marathi: मारुती) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matiru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 730,373rd most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 18,356,539 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Matiru reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Matiru is also the 725,185th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 160 people.

The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 352 people, or 1 in 131,193. In Kenya Matiru is most prevalent in: Nakuru County, where 45 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 36 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 13 percent reside. Not including Kenya it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Matiru Last Name Statistics demography

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

The amount Matiru earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 39.98% less than the national average, earning $25,896 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.94% less than the national average, earning $37,787 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matairu9215/
Mattiru926/
Matuiru924/
Mathiru922/
Matirou921/
Mathairu8621/
Mastirou866/
Mathieru861/
Maturu8310,997/
Materu838,826/
Motiru834/
Metiru831/
Mathisrud8069/
Matthirus801/
Matteru77338/
Matturu77208/
Matheru77177/
Mathuru7757/
Materru7754/
Maeteru7735/
Maaturu7712/
Maituru7710/
Motairu778/
Madturu775/
Matuuru773/
Materus772/
Masteru772/
Matreșu772/
Materau771/
Motirau771/
Maturui771/
Matereu771/
Materou771/
Maturuu771/
Mmateru771/
Mauteru771/
Metoiru771/
Matterru7173/
Moștioru7126/
Masterud7119/
Matherus719/
Matterud716/
M'Atheru714/
Muitairu714/
Mathuuru713/
Masterus712/
Matheruy711/
Matthuru711/
Mathureu711/
Maateeru711/
Maathuru711/
Moutairu711/
Moturu672,782/
Moutairou67658/
Meturu67155/
Maitreheu6755/
Moteru6729/
Mouteirou679/
Meteru676/
Moutoirou671/
Moutairuu671/
Mathesrud671/
Masterous670/

Matiru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matiru in the Bengali language
মতীরুmatiru-
Matiru in the Marathi language
मारुतीmaruti-
Matiru in the Hindi language
मतीरूmatiru50
मतीर्उmatir'u50

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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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  • 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 Matiru
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