Matanwa Surname
1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 242 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania
Matanwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 242 | 1:218,767 | 18,242 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maitanwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mateanwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Matamwa | 86 | 247 | / |
| Matanba | 86 | 12 | / |
| Matanua | 86 | 4 | / |
| Matanbay | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mathanba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Maitonwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mastanwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mattamwad | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mattamwat | 75 | 3 | / |
| Matamba | 71 | 21,903 | / |
| Matanvi | 71 | 25 | / |
| Matanui | 71 | 8 | / |
| Matanbo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Matamwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Metonwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matanbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matamwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathamba | 67 | 105 | / |
| Matambai | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mataimba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Maitanbo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mathanbi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maitamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mattamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mateinwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matambay | 67 | 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 Matanwa
- 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