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 borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Matlau click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matlau? popularity and diffusion
Matlau is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. Matlau is mostly found in Oceania, where 85 percent of Matlau reside; 85 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 85 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 11 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 291,204. In Papua New Guinea Matlau is most common in: New Ireland, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It also occurs 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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