Matapula Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Matapula Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 157 | 1:337,208 | 25,147 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Matapula Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matapula Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matapula occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matapula? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,328,442nd most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Matapula reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 337,208. In Tanzania Matapula is mostly found in: Ruvuma Region, where 64 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 35 percent reside and Mtwara Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mataphula | 94 | 1 | / |
| Matapila | 88 | 547 | / |
| Matapuly | 88 | 63 | / |
| Matapuli | 88 | 2 | / |
| Matapule | 88 | 2 | / |
| Motapula | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matapola | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mataipule | 82 | 18 | / |
| Mathepula | 82 | 4 | / |
| Matapulyt | 82 | 1 | / |
| Muitapula | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matapaule | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mathapola | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mathaphuli | 78 | 1 | / |
| Motapola | 75 | 64 | / |
| Matopule | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matapole | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matapilo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mathapole | 71 | 9 | / |
| Matapholo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Matopulos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matopoulos | 67 | 76 | / |
| Matopoulou | 67 | 62 | / |
| Matoupouli | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mateupouli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motapole | 63 | 13 | / |
| Mathopoulos | 63 | 8 | / |
| Mahtopoulos | 63 | 7 | / |
| Motapolo | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mastopoulos | 63 | 3 | / |
| Mathopoulou | 63 | 3 | / |
| Mastopoulou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Motopuli | 63 | 1 | / |
| Metapilo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Machtopoulou | 60 | 21 | / |
| Mathopoullos | 60 | 9 | / |
| Matthopoulou | 60 | 6 | / |
| Matthopoulos | 60 | 5 | / |
| Machtopoulos | 60 | 4 | / |
| Motopulos | 59 | 5 | / |
| Motopoulou | 56 | 1 | / |
| Moutopoulou | 53 | 54 | / |
| Moustopoulos | 50 | 118 | / |
| Moustopoulou | 50 | 58 | / |
| Motopoli | 50 | 1 | / |
| Moutopoulous | 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 Matapula
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