Matugu Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Matugu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Matugu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matugu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matugu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Matugu.
How Common Is The Last Name Matugu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matugu are found; 43 percent are found in East Africa and 29 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Matugu is most frequent in: Gulu District, where 50 percent are found and Kiruhura District, where 50 percent are found. Not including Uganda this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matungu | 92 | 843 | / |
| Mathugu | 92 | 35 | / |
| Matougu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mathungu | 86 | 102 | / |
| Matunggu | 86 | 22 | / |
| Maatougu | 86 | 16 | / |
| Matung'u | 86 | 1 | / |
| Meatougu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matogu | 83 | 190 | / |
| Matigu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Metugu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Motugu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Matoungou | 80 | 8 | / |
| M'Matungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matheugou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Motungu | 77 | 49 | / |
| Mathigu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Maitigu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mothugu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Methugu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maitoungou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matou'ngou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matheugueu | 75 | 1 | / |
| M'Aitigu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Motaungu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahatogu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motoungou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Moutoungou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Matigou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Meitigu | 62 | 1 | / |
| M'Aitighou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Matugu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis