Matavo Surname
Approximately 195 people bear this surname
Matavo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 169 | 1:91,351 | 13,091 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Matavo (22) may also be a first name.
Matavo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matavo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matavo (Hindi: मतावो) is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matavo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Matavo is the 1,206,588th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Matavo reside; 87 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Matavo is also the 2,301,746th most common forename globally It is held by 22 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 91,351. In Zimbabwe Matavo is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 73 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 15 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 6 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live and Brazil, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matavo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matavo in the Hindi language | ||
| मतावो | matavo | - |
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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 Matavo
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