Matlau Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Matlau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
Matlau (11) may also be a first name.
Matlau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matlau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matlau is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matlau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,432,070th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 85 percent of Matlau reside; 85 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 85 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Matlau is also the 3,487,849th most widely held forename on earth, borne by 11 people.
The surname Matlau is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 291,204. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: New Ireland, where 100 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 15 percent reside.
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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 Matlau
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