Mametu Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Mametu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mametu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mametu (288) may also be a first name.

Mametu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mametu is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mametu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,034,050th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Mametu live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 520,883rd most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 288 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 6,096,641. Excluding Ethiopia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mamethu929/
Mametus925/
Mmametu921/
Mamaetu921/
Mamethou861/
Mametteu861/
Mamitu8318,837/
Mamatu83632/
Memetu831/
Mamotu831/
Mamatui77316/
Mamatau7745/
Mamathu7720/
Mamitou777/
Maimatu776/
Mamattu771/
Mammatu771/
Maamatou716/
Mammathu714/
Moumetou711/
Mahamatu711/
Memmetou711/
Mahmotou711/
Mahamatou6733/
Mematu673/
Momatu672/
Momotu672/
Memitu671/
Mahammatu671/
Mahamadtou631/
Mhamatu621/
Mohmatu621/
Memattu621/
Memmattu571/

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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 Mametu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis