Matakiwa Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Matakiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
Matakiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matakiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matakiwa is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matakiwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Matakiwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matakiwa are found; 57 percent are found in Central Africa and 57 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Apart from The DR Congo it is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 43 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mastakiwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Matakibau | 82 | 447 | / |
| Matakieva | 82 | 21 | / |
| Matakeva | 75 | 8 | / |
| Matokiwe | 75 | 6 | / |
| Matakeeva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matakevich | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mataikevat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mataceva | 63 | 3 | / |
| Mashtakeeva | 63 | 1 | / |
| Motakewe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Motakibi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Metekuwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Matacheva | 59 | 2 | / |
| Mateykevich | 53 | 13 | / |
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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 Matakiwa
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