Matapata Surname
Approximately 196 people bear this surname
Matapata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
Matapata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matapata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matapata is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Matapata? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,202,518th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. The surname Matapata occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matapata reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Outside of Malawi this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 5 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mastapata | 94 | 1 | / |
| Matapatai | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mattapatta | 89 | 1 | / |
| Matapati | 88 | 190 | / |
| Matapeta | 88 | 26 | / |
| Matapota | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matapathi | 82 | 177 | / |
| Mattapati | 82 | 26 | / |
| Matapatti | 82 | 10 | / |
| Mathapate | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mhatapati | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mahtapati | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mataapati | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matahpati | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mothapata | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matapatis | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matapasto | 82 | 1 | / |
| Madtapato | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mathapathi | 78 | 96 | / |
| Mattapathi | 78 | 46 | / |
| Mathapatti | 78 | 42 | / |
| Mattapatti | 78 | 25 | / |
| Mathaphati | 78 | 3 | / |
| Mathapatii | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mathtapati | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mattapathy | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mathapathe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matepeta | 75 | 1,370 | / |
| Matopota | 75 | 43 | / |
| Matapoto | 75 | 4 | / |
| Matapoti | 75 | 2 | / |
| Motapati | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maththapati | 74 | 20 | / |
| Mattapatthi | 74 | 4 | / |
| Matthapatti | 74 | 1 | / |
| Matthapathi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Matthapatho | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mettapeta | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mothapati | 71 | 8 | / |
| Motapathi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Matthapattho | 70 | 1 | / |
| Matopote | 63 | 33 | / |
| Motapeto | 63 | 1 | / |
| Matepeto | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mettapettah | 63 | 1 | / |
| Matophote | 59 | 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 Matapata
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