Matambuya Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Matambuya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Matambuya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matambuya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matambuya occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Matambuya.
How Common Is The Last Name Matambuya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,391,485th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matambuya live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 1,403,476. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 82 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 9 percent are found and Matabeleland South Province, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe it is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matambuye | 89 | 67 | / |
| Matambye | 82 | 58 | / |
| Matambue | 82 | 35 | / |
| Matambai | 82 | 22 | / |
| Matambay | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matamboyo | 78 | 19 | / |
| Matambiyo | 78 | 6 | / |
| Matamboye | 78 | 3 | / |
| Matembeya | 78 | 3 | / |
| Maitambou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mataamwiya | 74 | 1 | / |
| Matanbay | 71 | 9 | / |
| Matembea | 71 | 2 | / |
| Matoumbou | 67 | 117 | / |
| Moutambou | 67 | 44 | / |
| Motaimbay | 67 | 27 | / |
| Matembeyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Motaimbai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Motembeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meteambou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matembeyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metanbou | 59 | 47 | / |
| Metombou | 59 | 14 | / |
| Metembou | 59 | 3 | / |
| Motombou | 59 | 2 | / |
| Matembei | 59 | 1 | / |
| Metoumbou | 56 | 1 | / |
| Moutombae | 56 | 1 | / |
| Moutoumbou | 53 | 24 | / |
| Mothombeyi | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Matambuya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis