Matalwe Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Matalwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Matalwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994

Matalwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matalwe occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Matalwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Matalwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matalwe live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Aside from The DR Congo this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matalwa862/
Matolwe861/
Matholwe808/
Mattalve801/
Matolwa71100/
Matalvi712/
Meitalw711/
Matholw711/
Matholwa675/
Motallwi671/
Mostalves636/
Metalvi5711/
Motalbi572/
Motolwa571/
Moutalbi538/
Motallvi531/
Motallbi531/
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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 Matalwe
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