Where Does The Last Name Matawana Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Matawana is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matawana? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 1,806,862^nd most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Matawana live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160^th most commonly used forename on earth, borne by 25 people.

The surname Matawana is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 735,300. In Tanzania it is primarily found 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 this surname is found 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.