Matawasi Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Matawasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Matawasi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matawasi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matawasi (Hindi: मटवासी) is most common in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Matawasi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matawasi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Matawasi is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Matawasi live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Matawasi is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 671,228. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 96 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 4 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matawassi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Matawasa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Metawasi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matawashish | 84 | 1 | / |
| Matawassa | 82 | 79 | / |
| Meitawasi | 82 | 52 | / |
| Matabashi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matawesie | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mattawashish | 80 | 50 | / |
| Mahatavasi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matabazi | 75 | 24 | / |
| Matawaza | 75 | 2 | / |
| Matavaji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matabase | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matowosi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matavaci | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matavosi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mahatavasih | 74 | 4 | / |
| Matavoosi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Matewashe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maetavaci | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matawesse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matavaseh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matavossi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mattavasee | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mathevashi | 67 | 1 | / |
Matawasi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matawasi in the Hindi language | ||
| मटवासी | matavasi | - |
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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 Matawasi
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