Matunu Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Matunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Matunu (38) may also be a first name.

Matunu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matunu (Oriya: ମାତୁନୁ) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Matunu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matunu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,152,526th most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Matunu are found; 62 percent are found in Central Africa and 62 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Matunu is also the 1,662,754th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 38 people.

Matunu is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Besides The DR Congo Matunu exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 23 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matungu92843/
Matunhu92196/
Mautunu925/
Matuunu922/
Maatunu922/
Mathunu921/
Mathungu86102/
Mateunou862/
Matounou861/
Matuunui861/
Matinu83384/
Matonu8312/
Motunu831/
Matoungou808/
M'Matungu801/
Motungu7749/
Motounu776/
Mautonu774/
Motaunu772/
Motunau771/
Maitoungou751/
Matou'ngou751/
Motounou7111/
Meteunou714/
Motaungu711/
Motonu67381/
Motinu6746/
Motoungou674/
Moutounou673/
Moutoungou631/
Mouthounou631/
Motoonu624/
Mmotonu621/
Matonou621/
Muotonu621/
Matinhu621/
Matienou5713/

Matunu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matunu in the Oriya language
ମାତୁନୁmatunu-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Matunu
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