Matawana Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Matawana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 72 | 1:735,300 | 41,343 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Matawana (25) may also be a first name.
Matawana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matawana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matawana occurs most in Tanzania. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matawana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,806,862nd most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The surname Matawana is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Matawana live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Matawana is also the 2,136,160th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 25 people.
This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 735,300. In Tanzania Matawana is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 96 percent live, Iringa Region, where 1 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 26 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maitawagna | 89 | 10 | / |
| Matabana | 88 | 172 | / |
| Motawana | 88 | 89 | / |
| Matowana | 88 | 49 | / |
| Matawona | 88 | 29 | / |
| Matewana | 88 | 9 | / |
| Matawani | 88 | 9 | / |
| Matawane | 88 | 6 | / |
| Matawano | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mataubana | 82 | 73 | / |
| Mathabana | 82 | 18 | / |
| Mataweuna | 82 | 13 | / |
| Mothawana | 82 | 10 | / |
| Mathavana | 82 | 6 | / |
| Matavanga | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mmatabana | 82 | 3 | / |
| Mattavana | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matabhana | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mathavhana | 78 | 128 | / |
| Mattawanot | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matavanaya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matabane | 75 | 9,335 | / |
| Matowane | 75 | 334 | / |
| Matavani | 75 | 222 | / |
| Motawane | 75 | 145 | / |
| Motawani | 75 | 55 | / |
| Matowani | 75 | 33 | / |
| Matovana | 75 | 4 | / |
| Matobana | 75 | 2 | / |
| Motowana | 75 | 2 | / |
| Motawona | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matavane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mataaivasna | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mathawanich | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mahtabani | 71 | 93 | / |
| Mathabane | 71 | 79 | / |
| Mmatabane | 71 | 65 | / |
| Mothewana | 71 | 22 | / |
| Matowangi | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mataboina | 71 | 12 | / |
| Matabhane | 71 | 3 | / |
| Matabanui | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mothowana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mautavani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moutawane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mattavani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meatavani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mothawani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathowane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matawonno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motowwana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathavhane | 67 | 44 | / |
| Mothoiwana | 67 | 33 | / |
| Motheiwana | 67 | 31 | / |
| Mathavhani | 67 | 21 | / |
| Maataboina | 67 | 18 | / |
| Matouvanga | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mathaboina | 67 | 8 | / |
| Maithavani | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mathevhana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Metheiwana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahatabano | 67 | 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
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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 Matawana
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