Matatila Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Matatila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matatila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Matatila Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Matatila Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Matatila is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matatila? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Matatila occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Matatila live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Matatila is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 5,283,307. In Zambia Matatila is primarily concentrated in: Central Province, where 33 percent reside. Apart from Zambia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matatiela9411/
Matatula88877/
Matetila8834/
Matotila8821/
Matatilo884/
Matatiele82217/
Mathatela82118/
Matatulah824/
Matatulla822/
Mathathela782/
Matetela7535/
Matatelo7518/
Matetula756/
Matatele754/
Matateli751/
Metatela751/
Mathetela711/
Maathatela671/
Madtothula671/
Matetelo639/
Moutetela591/
Moitateli591/
Metetelo502/

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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
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  • 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 Matatila
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