Matavu Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Matavu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Zambia | 29 | 1:546,549 | 23,344 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Matavu (14) may also be a first name.
Matavu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matavu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matavu is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matavu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Matavu is the 1,527,735th most frequent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The surname Matavu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Matavu are found; 71 percent are found in Central Africa and 71 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Matavu is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name globally It is held by 14 people.
Matavu is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Other than The DR Congo this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 21 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matavut | 92 | 9 | / |
| Matasvu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mathavu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Matavau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mattavu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Matavou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Matovu | 83 | 60,591 | / |
| Matabu | 83 | 546 | / |
| Matawu | 83 | 305 | / |
| Matevu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Motavu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mattavous | 80 | 14 | / |
| Matoovu | 77 | 34 | / |
| Mathabu | 77 | 20 | / |
| Matabou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Matabau | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mattovu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Matovuu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Matabui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mataabu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matampu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matawus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mautabu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matovui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahtabu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mattevu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahtabuz | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mathabut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matabous | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maatovuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maitabou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matewu | 67 | 1,310 | / |
| Mahtaboud | 67 | 27 | / |
| Matobu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Motabu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Motovu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Motawu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Matowu | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Matavu
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