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
Matoura (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺗﻮﺭﻩ) occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matoura? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matoura is the 2,776,799th most frequently held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Matoura is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Matoura reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in Gallo-Indian Ocean. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.
It is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 1,544,714. In France Matoura is most prevalent in: Réunion, where 95 percent reside, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 2 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 2 percent reside. Besides France this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 8 percent reside and Argentina, where 2 percent reside.
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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