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
The last name Matoyo is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matoyo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Matoyo is the 1,121,821st most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. The surname Matoyo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Matoyo are found; 68 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 968,397th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 96 people.
The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 401,073. In Tanzania Matoyo is primarily found 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. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs 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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