Matongo Surname
Approximately 28,511 people bear this surname
Matongo Surname Definition:
Matongo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: desert.
Matongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 8,574 | 1:1,849 | 259 |
| DR Congo | 6,697 | 1:11,032 | 1,367 |
| Zimbabwe | 4,811 | 1:3,209 | 244 |
| Tanzania | 3,207 | 1:16,508 | 2,137 |
| Congo | 2,805 | 1:1,779 | 292 |
| Kenya | 1,279 | 1:36,106 | 3,882 |
| Namibia | 380 | 1:6,341 | 1,230 |
| Uganda | 217 | 1:179,905 | 15,002 |
| Cameroon | 188 | 1:110,474 | 12,870 |
| Botswana | 105 | 1:20,828 | 4,170 |
| England | 77 | 1:723,611 | 40,488 |
| South Africa | 56 | 1:967,459 | 60,627 |
| France | 42 | 1:1,581,493 | 147,826 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Central African Republic | 16 | 1:282,212 | 92 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Matongo (2,795) may also be a first name.
Matongo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Matongo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: desert.
Matongo is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: a deserted place.
Matongo Demographics
Matongo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Matongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matongo is most common in Zambia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matongo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 19,284th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 255,605 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Matongo reside; 49 percent reside in Southern Africa and 49 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 138,012th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 2,795 people.
This surname is most widespread in Zambia, where it is held by 8,574 people, or 1 in 1,849. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 49 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 21 percent live and Central Province, where 16 percent live. Barring Zambia this last name occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent live.
Matongo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Matongo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 33.53% more than the national average, earning R 317,316 per year and in United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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