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
Matawana occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Matawana click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matawana? popularity and diffusion
Matawana is the 1,806,862nd most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. The surname Matawana is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Matawana are found; 69 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 25 people.
The last name Matawana is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 735,300. In Tanzania Matawana is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 96 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 1 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 26 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.
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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