Matugu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Matugu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matugu occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matugu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Matugu is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matugu reside; 43 percent reside in East Africa and 29 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Matugu is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Gulu District, where 50 percent are found and Kiruhura District, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Matugu is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matungu92843/
Mathugu9235/
Matougu921/
Mathungu86102/
Matunggu8622/
Maatougu8616/
Matung'u861/
Meatougu861/
Matogu83190/
Matigu838/
Metugu836/
Motugu835/
Matoungou808/
M'Matungu801/
Matheugou801/
Motungu7749/
Mathigu7712/
Maitigu7711/
Mothugu771/
Methugu771/
Maitoungou751/
Matou'ngou751/
Matheugueu751/
M'Aitigu717/
Motaungu711/
Mahatogu711/
Motoungou674/
Moutoungou631/
Matigou621/
Meitigu621/
M'Aitighou501/

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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
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