Matangwa Surname
Approximately 798 people bear this surname
Matangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 513 | 1:144,015 | 15,172 |
| Tanzania | 243 | 1:217,867 | 18,185 |
| Zimbabwe | 36 | 1:428,840 | 37,622 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Matangwa (30) may also be a first name.
Matangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matangwa is found most in The DR Congo. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matangwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 431,494th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,132,263 people. The last name Matangwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matangwa live; 64 percent live in Central Africa and 64 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Matangwa is also the 1,911,214th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 30 people.
This surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 513 people, or 1 in 144,015. Outside of The DR Congo this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 30 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matangkwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mathangwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Matangwai | 94 | 1 | / |
| Matangua | 88 | 1,389 | / |
| Matangwe | 88 | 178 | / |
| Matongwa | 88 | 37 | / |
| Mathengwa | 82 | 29 | / |
| Mathangwe | 82 | 15 | / |
| Matong'wa | 82 | 9 | / |
| Maitankwa | 82 | 3 | / |
| Mathangua | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matanguai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Motongwa | 75 | 42 | / |
| Matangue | 75 | 29 | / |
| Matangbo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Matongwe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Matangui | 75 | 3 | / |
| Matonkwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mathangbi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mothengwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Motong'wa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motongw'a | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matangkui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matongue | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mathomgwe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Matoingue | 59 | 1 | / |
| Matankoue | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mateingue | 59 | 1 | / |
| Maitongue | 59 | 1 | / |
| Madtoingue | 56 | 386 | / |
| Madtoïngue | 56 | 9 | / |
| Matoungoue | 56 | 1 | / |
| Motongbo | 50 | 27 | / |
| Matonqua | 50 | 1 | / |
| Motongue | 50 | 1 | / |
| Motongbe | 50 | 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 Matangwa
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