Matonye Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Matonye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Matonye (14) may also be a first name.
Matonye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matonye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matonye is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matonye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matonye live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 25 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Matonye is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 14 people.
The last name Matonye is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Uasin Gishu County, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 25 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 Matonye
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