Matabel Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Matabel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matabel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique361:757,2661,613
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Matabel (21) may also be a first name.

Matabel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matabel is held by more people in Mozambique than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matabel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Matabel is the 3,100,440th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Matabel reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Matabel is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 21 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Mozambique, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 757,266. Other than Mozambique this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in France, where 3 percent reside and Kenya, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathabel9343/
Matabelle881/
Matebel8613/
Matable866/
Metabel862/
Mathebel8011/
Mojtabel804/
Matebell802/
Mastabil801/
Mettabel801/
Mathobel801/
Matabill801/
Matobelle751/
Matawil7125/
Motobel711/
Metebel711/
Maytawil671/
Mautawil671/
Moteebyl531/

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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 Matabel
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