Matuga Surname

288,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Matuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matuga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7201:73,5307,661
Uganda3571:109,35410,710
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Poland381:1,000,23071,240
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Kenya161:2,886,24437,784
France81:8,302,840321,660
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686

The alternate forms: Maťuga (12) are calculated separately.

Matuga (26) may also be a first name.

Matuga Last Name Facts

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

Matuga (Russian: Матуга) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Maťuga. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Matuga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 288,746th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,487,610 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Matuga live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Matuga is also the 2,084,397th most widely held given name internationally, held by 26 people.

The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 720 people, or 1 in 73,530. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Pwani Region, where 37 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 27 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 18 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Matuga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Matuga surname are 8.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55% registered with the political party.

The amount Matuga earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 27.52% more than the national average, earning $55,025 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.99% less than the national average, earning $39,257 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Matuga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matuga in the Russian language
Матугаmatuga-

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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 Matuga
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