Matoyo Surname
Approximately 216 people bear this surname
Matoyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 132 | 1:401,073 | 28,352 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 1:3,673,589 | 193,360 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Matoyo (96) may also be a first name.
Matoyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matoyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matoyo is found most in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matoyo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,121,821st most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. The surname Matoyo occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Matoyo reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Matoyo is also the 968,397th most frequently used given name throughout the world, borne by 96 people.
It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 401,073. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mara Region, where 93 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found and Katavi Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent are found and South Africa, where 13 percent are found.
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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 Matoyo
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