Matawo Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1091:141,63518,305
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Matawo (31) may also be a first name.

Matawo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Matawo Come From? nationality or country of origin

Matawo is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Matawo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,551,568th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname Matawo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Matawo are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Matawo is also the 1,874,099th most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 31 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 141,635. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 24 percent live, Harare Province, where 23 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 19 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mateawo9258/
Maytawo921/
Matawos921/
Mataawo921/
Matawoj921/
Matthawo8643/
Matauwoi861/
Matowo831,881/
Matawa831,655/
Matavo83195/
Matabo83158/
Matewo83133/
Motawo835/
Mataboo77549/
Mataswa77256/
Matahwa77148/
Mattowo7791/
Mattawa7789/
Maitawa7764/
Mathabo7751/
Matavos7748/
Maetawa7717/
Maitabo7711/
Mathawa779/
Matabou775/
Matawaa775/
Mathowo775/
Maetowo774/
Methawo774/
Mataboy773/
Maitowo772/
Matabho772/
Matauwa772/
Mataiwa772/
Matawah772/
Mataywa772/
Mattavo772/
Mathavo771/
Mateiwo771/
Mathewo771/
Matoowo771/
Meetawo771/
Matavho771/
Matawat771/
Mataabo771/
Mataewa771/
Maatabo771/
Maitavo771/
Metawou771/
Matavou771/
Mataivo771/
Maitouwo71112/
Maitaiwa71109/
Mataiwua7179/
Mastawah7128/
'Mathabo718/
Mastavoy717/
Mathawad714/
Mahatavo713/
Matavoos712/
Mmathabo712/
Matthewo711/
Matabooh711/
Matgaiwa711/
Maitabou711/
Motawood711/
Motawous711/
Matoba6719,503/
Mataba677,149/
Mateva672,449/
Matava672,420/
Matewa671,704/
Matova671,616/
Matobo671,581/
Motawa671,430/
Matowa67651/
Motabo67601/
Metawa67567/
Matová67251/
Matovo6790/
Matevo6724/
Motewo6719/
Mattavous6714/
Metowo6712/
Motavo676/
Matthawat674/
Motowo674/
Matoswood673/

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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 Matawo
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