Matambu Surname

189,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Matambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matambu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,9841:37,2384,613
Mexico1481:838,69111,929
Zimbabwe871:177,45121,452
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Matambu (135) may also be a first name.

Matambu Last Name Facts

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

Matambu occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matambu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Matambu is the 189,571st most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,270,891 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Matambu reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Matambu is also the 797,647th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 135 people.

The last name Matambu is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,984 people, or 1 in 37,238. Barring The DR Congo it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 7 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathambu933/
Maitambou881/
Matembu86681/
Matanbu861/
Matamvu861/
Mathembu8047/
Mathombu804/
Matoumbou75117/
Moutambou7544/
Meteambou751/
Motembu715/
Metembu714/
Matanvu711/
Motombu711/
Mothembu6754/
Metanbou6747/
Metombou6714/
Metembou673/
Motombou672/
Methembu671/
Metoumbou631/
Moutoumbou5924/
Matonvu575/
Metonbou531/
Moutanvou501/

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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
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  • 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 Matambu
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