Matungo Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Matungo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matungo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1001:390,39324,666
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Zimbabwe391:395,85235,770
Tanzania161:3,308,85150,463
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Matungo (18) may also be a first name.

Matungo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matungo is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Matungo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matungo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,098,270th most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Matungo live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Matungo is also the 2,608,198th most frequent forename worldwide It is held by 18 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 390,393. In Uganda Matungo is primarily found in: Kiruhura District, where 19 percent are found, Bushenyi District, where 14 percent are found and Isingiro District, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Uganda Matungo exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 17 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 Matungo
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