Matabe Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Matabe (102) may also be a first name.

Matabe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matabe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺗﺎﺏ, Hindi: मताबे) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Matabe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matabe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,683,218th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. Matabe occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Matabe live; 44 percent live in Southern Africa and 44 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Matabe is also the 935,178th most frequently held given name internationally, borne by 102 people.

The last name Matabe is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 1,805,923. In South Africa it is primarily found in: North West, where 43 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 37 percent reside and Gauteng, where 20 percent reside. Besides South Africa Matabe exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 18 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent reside.

Matabe Last Name Statistics demography

Matabe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.39% less than the national average, earning R 134,532 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathabe921,794/
Majtabe9252/
Maitabe9211/
Matabey9210/
Mhatabe927/
Matabie926/
Mastabe922/
Mataber921/
Matabhe921/
Mattabe921/
Mataibe921/
Mataebe921/
Mastaber863/
Mahatabe862/
Mahtabeh861/
Mahtabes861/
Mataba837,149/
Matebe833,720/
Matabi83557/
Matawe83287/
Matobe83273/
Motabe83140/
Matave8347/
Mashtabei8089/
Mashtabey8011/
Masthabee801/
Mathaba7710,002/
Mathebe775,124/
Mahtabi773,399/
Matebie771,794/
Mathabi77979/
Mothabe77738/
Mathobe77319/
Mattaba77302/
Matabhi77183/
Matabay77164/
Maitaba7771/
Muitabe7734/
Majtaba7728/
Matabai7727/
Mathave7725/
Metabie7725/
Motabeh7721/
Mathawe7718/
Mastabi7716/
Mautebe7715/
Matawee779/
Matavee779/
Matawie776/
Matabio776/
Matawea776/
Mastaby775/
Majtabi775/
Matabha774/
Mataawe774/
Mataaba774/
Matasve773/
Mattabi773/
Matawet773/
Mataboy773/
Mhatave772/
Maitabi772/
Mehtabe772/
Maitawe772/
Mataver772/
Matabaa771/
Matabui771/
Matahwe771/
Matavei771/
Mataabi771/
Matab'a771/
Matabis771/
Matebey771/
Mateebe771/
Maztabi771/
Maytaba771/
Moutabe771/
Motabhe771/
Metabee771/
'Mataba771/
Mattawe771/
Matobie771/
Matoube771/
Matavea771/
Matebei771/
Matampe771/
Mahtebe771/
Motaber771/
Matawer771/
Matabhai71597/
Mahatabh71202/
Maitabai7193/
Mathobie7167/
Mathawee7146/
Mastabay7145/
Matabaai7133/
Mashtabi7130/
Mataybay7123/
Mastabai7115/
Maitaiwe7113/
Matabooa7111/
Mauteaba719/
Matahoue719/
Mahatabi717/
Mathavhe717/
Moutaber716/
Mathabai715/
Maitaiba715/
Matampei714/
Mathavee714/
Maythawe713/
Mochtabe712/
Maitabay712/
Mateubeu712/
Mahatave711/
Majthaba711/
Maythabi711/
Mathawes711/
Mastaboi711/
Masthabi711/
Mattawes711/
Mojtabei711/
Matajoue711/
Mathavet711/
Madttaba711/
Majhtabi711/
Majjtaba711/
Mahtasbi711/
Mahjtaba711/
Mmathebe711/
Motaabed711/
Majdtaba711/
Mastawet711/
Maathaba711/
Motabehe711/
Maytawee711/
Mattawee711/
Maitavee711/
Maitawee711/
Matawetz710/
Mottabes710/
Matoba6719,503/
Matava672,420/
Matawa671,655/
Matowe671,375/
Motaba671,171/
Motebe671,056/
Motawe67716/
Motabi67423/
Matavi67153/
Matawi67135/
Metebe6797/
Matobi6754/
Matabhaih6729/
Motobe6727/
Mathavhea6726/
Motave6720/
Matove6718/
Metabi6713/
Mahataubh6712/
Mouchtabe679/
Mahatabhi679/
Mathabhai676/
Matebi675/
Masthawee675/
Mahatabai674/
Matamp674/
Meathavee674/
Maythawee673/
Matoby672/
Mahathabi671/
Mataibhai671/
Mmatabhai671/
Matabhaij671/
Matthaiwe671/
Maitgabai671/
Motaby671/
Metobe671/
Mhastawet671/
Masthavee671/

Matabe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matabe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺎﺗﺎﺏmatab-
Matabe in the Hindi language
मताबेmatabe-

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