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 borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matungo? popularity and diffusion

Matungo is the 1,098,270th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Matungo are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 18 people.

It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 390,393. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kiruhura District, where 19 percent live, Bushenyi District, where 14 percent live and Isingiro District, where 9 percent live. Beside Uganda it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent live.

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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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