Matoura Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Matoura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Matoura (13) may also be a first name.
Matoura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matoura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matoura (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺗﻮﺭﻩ) is most common in France. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Matoura click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matoura? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,776,799th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Matoura live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in Gallo-Indian Ocean. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 13 people.
Matoura is most common in France, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 1,544,714. In France it is primarily found in: Réunion, where 95 percent live, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 2 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 2 percent live. Aside from France it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 8 percent live and Argentina, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matoura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matoura in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﺗﻮﺭﻩ | matwrh | 77.78 |
| ﻣﺎﺗﻮﺭﺓ | matwrt | 11.11 |
| ﻣﺎﺗﻮﺭﺍ | matwra | 11.11 |
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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
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- 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 Matoura
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