Matambala Surname
Approximately 443 people bear this surname
Matambala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 235 | 1:225,283 | 18,694 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Matambala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matambala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matambala is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matambala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 674,066th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,450,442 people. The surname Matambala is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matambala live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Matambala is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 235 people, or 1 in 225,283. In Tanzania it is most common in: Morogoro Region, where 95 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 24 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matambalya | 95 | 15 | / |
| Mastambala | 95 | 1 | / |
| Matambela | 89 | 385 | / |
| Motambala | 89 | 42 | / |
| Matambali | 89 | 4 | / |
| Matambale | 89 | 4 | / |
| Mathambela | 84 | 4 | / |
| Mattambola | 84 | 1 | / |
| Matembela | 78 | 296 | / |
| Matombela | 78 | 32 | / |
| Matambelo | 78 | 2 | / |
| Matanbela | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matambole | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mathombela | 74 | 62 | / |
| Mathambole | 74 | 9 | / |
| Motamboula | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mahatambelo | 70 | 1 | / |
| Maitanboula | 70 | 1 | / |
| Matembelo | 67 | 36 | / |
| Motombale | 67 | 26 | / |
| Motembela | 67 | 4 | / |
| Motatimbaliy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Motombela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motamboli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motombalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matombelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motomballe | 63 | 11 | / |
| Motomboli | 56 | 9 | / |
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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 Matambala
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