Namatu Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Namatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Namatu (95) may also be a first name.
Namatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Namatu has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namatu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Namatu is the 3,730,171st most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Namatu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Namatu are found; 36 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 36 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Namatu is also the 974,243rd most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 95 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: East Sepik, where 80 percent are found, Central, where 10 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 10 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 21 percent are found and Uganda, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasmatu | 92 | 97 | / |
| Naimatu | 92 | 44 | / |
| Namatou | 92 | 25 | / |
| Ngamatu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Nnamatu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Namatau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Namateu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Naimatou | 86 | 42 | / |
| Nnameatu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gnamattu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngamatau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Naaimatu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Naymatou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Naïmatou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Namotu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Nomatu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Naimmatou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nahamatou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nahammatu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngamotu | 77 | 54 | / |
| Nnametu | 77 | 16 | / |
| Naimotu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nomhatu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Naimetu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neimatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nemateu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namuitu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nametou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Noimatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nasmotu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namothu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neymatou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nehmatou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namoutou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gnoumatou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nnemotu | 62 | 42 | / |
| Nosmotu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Noimotu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Noomotu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nemetheu | 57 | 1 | / |
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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 Namatu
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