Matabva Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matabva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matabva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England11:55,718,059489,080

Matabva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matabva is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matabva? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,665,662nd most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Matabva live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Matabva is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 593,778. In Zimbabwe Matabva is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 46 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 23 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 23 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 7 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matabwa863,086/
Matabua8627/
Matabba863/
Mathavva803/
Madtavva801/
Mattabuah751/
Matabue7134/
Matabwe7128/
Matapua7127/
Motavva718/
Matapwa714/
Matafua713/
Matafwa712/
Motabwa711/
Matabbe711/
Matabui711/
Motabba711/
Motavvas675/
Maitabbi673/
Matobwe57238/
Matebwa5789/
Motapwa5717/
Matapwe5713/
Matapui575/
Matopwa572/
Matofwa572/
Matovui571/
Matepwa571/
Motabuhi5329/
Maitopwa539/
Mathebua531/
Maitobbe531/
Mattobuat5011/
Mathobuad501/

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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 Matabva
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