Matoru Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Matoru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matoru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda751:520,52429,324
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Matoru (92) may also be a first name.

Matoru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matoru has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matoru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,061,309th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Matoru reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Matoru is also the 992,070th most prevalent forename internationally It is held by 92 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 520,524. In Uganda it is most common in: Arua District, where 95 percent reside, Nakaseke District, where 3 percent reside and Masindi District, where 1 percent reside. Beside Uganda it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 6 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 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 Matoru
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