Matawale Surname
Approximately 224 people bear this surname
Matawale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 206 | 1:859,916 | 37,696 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
Matawale (17) may also be a first name.
Matawale Demographics
Matawale Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Matawale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matawale Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matawale is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matawale? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,095,216th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Matawale reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Matawale is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent forename internationally, held by 17 people.
Matawale is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 206 people, or 1 in 859,916. In Nigeria Matawale is most common in: Sokoto, where 45 percent are found, Bauchi, where 20 percent are found and Jigawa, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent are found and Malawi, where 2 percent are found.
Matawale Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Matawale surname is chiefly Muslim (92%) in Nigeria.
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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 Matawale
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