Matulu Surname

215,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Matulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8761:84,3379,678
Tanzania6581:80,4588,263
Kenya1351:342,07320,519
Indonesia1271:1,041,33275,890
Zambia441:360,22618,771
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Matulu (311) may also be a first name.

Matulu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matulu (Oriya: ମାତୁଲୁ) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matulu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 215,889th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,831,517 people. Matulu is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Matulu are found; 46 percent are found in Central Africa and 46 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 498,315th most widespread forename worldwide. It is borne by 311 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 876 people, or 1 in 84,337. Apart from The DR Congo this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 35 percent live and Kenya, where 7 percent live.

Matulu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Matulu surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matuilu9234/
Mathulu9223/
Matullu921/
Maitulu921/
Matulus921/
Matulup921/
Matuliu921/
Mattulu921/
Matoulou8614/
Matulius867/
Matuilou861/
Matulluh861/
Matahulu861/
Matulllu861/
Mahtulou861/
Maytuulu861/
Matolu831,873/
Motulu83632/
Matilu83557/
Metulu834/
Maitoulou803/
Matoğlu77175/
Maatilu7741/
Moutulu7734/
Motulau772/
Methulu772/
Moetulu771/
Matollu771/
Maitolu771/
Mootulu771/
Maitoullou7517/
Mathuloe71768/
Metoulou7111/
Moetului717/
Mattollu714/
Maatholu711/
Motolu6767/
Moutoulou6713/
Motilu671/

Matulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matulu in the Oriya language
ମାତୁଲୁmatulu66.67
ମତୁଲୁmatulu14.29
ମାତୁଳୁmatulu9.52
ମତୁଳୁmatulu4.76
ମଟୁଲୁmatulu4.76

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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
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  • 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 Matulu
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