Matawu Surname
Approximately 305 people bear this surname
Matawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 295 | 1:52,333 | 7,962 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Matawu (57) may also be a first name.
Matawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matawu is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Matawu.
How Common Is The Last Name Matawu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 883,255th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 23,893,593 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Matawu reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Matawu is also the 1,308,380th most numerous first name on earth, held by 57 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 295 people, or 1 in 52,333. In Zimbabwe Matawu is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 31 percent reside, Harare Province, where 24 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 22 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matawus | 92 | 1 | / |
| Matewu | 83 | 1,310 | / |
| Matabu | 83 | 546 | / |
| Matavu | 83 | 136 | / |
| Motawu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Matowu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mathewu | 77 | 38 | / |
| Mathabu | 77 | 20 | / |
| Matavut | 77 | 9 | / |
| Matabou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Matabau | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mattewu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Matasvu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Matavou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Metawou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mautabu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mathavu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matavau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mataabu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mattavu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matabui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Motawous | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maitabou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matthewu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matovu | 67 | 60,591 | / |
| Matobu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Motabu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mattavous | 67 | 14 | / |
| Matevu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Motavu | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Matawu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis