Matangwe Surname
Approximately 178 people bear this surname
Matangwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 122 | 1:378,524 | 21,706 |
| Zimbabwe | 56 | 1:275,683 | 28,626 |
Matangwe (20) may also be a first name.
Matangwe Demographics
Matangwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Matangwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matangwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matangwe is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matangwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matangwe is the 1,281,391st most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matangwe live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Matangwe is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 20 people.
The last name Matangwe is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 378,524. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 31 percent are found.
Matangwe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Matangwe last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathangwe | 94 | 15 | / |
| Matangwa | 88 | 798 | / |
| Matangue | 88 | 29 | / |
| Metangwe | 88 | 24 | / |
| Matongwe | 88 | 3 | / |
| Matangkwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mathangwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matangwai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matongwa | 75 | 37 | / |
| Matangui | 75 | 3 | / |
| Matongue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matong'wa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mathangbi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Methengwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Maitankwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Matankoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matangkui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathomgwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maitongue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mateingue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathangua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matanguai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matoingue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madtoingue | 67 | 386 | / |
| Madtoïngue | 67 | 9 | / |
| Matoungoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motongwa | 63 | 42 | / |
| Metongue | 63 | 10 | / |
| Motongue | 63 | 1 | / |
| Motongbe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Motongw'a | 59 | 1 | / |
| Motong'wa | 59 | 1 | / |
| Metoungue | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mastocinque | 53 | 3 | / |
| Matonkwa | 50 | 1 | / |
| Matonqua | 50 | 1 | / |
| Metonkue | 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 Matangwe
- 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