Matambara Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matambara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matambara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Matambara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matambara is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Matambara? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Matambara is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matambara live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Matambara is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,029,216. In Zimbabwe Matambara is most common in: Mashonaland East Province, where 80 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 7 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 7 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matambera895/
Matambari891/
Matambare891/
Matambaro891/
Motambara891/
Maitambari8451/
Matganbara841/
Matembera781,541/
Matamvari783/
Maittanbari701/
Matembero6712/
Mathembero631/
Matoumbourou571/
Matanworou531/

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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 Matambara
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