Matambwe Surname
Approximately 241 people bear this surname
Matambwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 198 | 1:373,129 | 32,235 |
| Tanzania | 29 | 1:1,825,573 | 47,638 |
| Zambia | 8 | 1:1,981,240 | 32,669 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 1:3,087,648 | 114,684 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Matambwe (63) may also be a first name.
Matambwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matambwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matambwe is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matambwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,041,601st most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matambwe are found; 82 percent are found in Central Africa and 82 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Matambwe is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 63 people.
The surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 198 people, or 1 in 373,129. Outside of The DR Congo Matambwe occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 12 percent reside and Zambia, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Matambwe
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