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 or 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 Matawana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,806,862nd most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. Matawana occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Matawana reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 25 people.
This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 735,300. In Tanzania Matawana is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 96 percent live, Iringa Region, where 1 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found 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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