Matasu Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Matasu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matasu Surname Distribution Map

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Select a nation to see the distribution at regional and subregional levels
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania931:569,26536,354
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Matasu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matasu is most common in Tanzania. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matasu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,894,523rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Matasu reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 569,265. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mara Region, where 95 percent live, Ruvuma Region, where 4 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and India, where 1 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 Matasu
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