Matebe Surname

122,819th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,720 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Matebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,5761:37,8674,280
Tanzania4731:111,92710,777
South Africa4631:117,01413,941
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Zambia891:178,08912,157
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
France11:66,422,722504,397
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Matebe (86) may also be a first name.

Matebe Last Name Facts

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

Matebe is found most in Ethiopia. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matebe? popularity and diffusion

Matebe is the 122,819th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,959,018 people. The surname Matebe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matebe are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most widespread given name world-wide It is held by 86 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,576 people, or 1 in 37,867. Apart from Ethiopia Matebe occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 13 percent reside and South Africa, where 12 percent reside.

Matebe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Matebe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 44.03% less than the national average, earning R 132,996 per year and in United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathebe925,124/
Matebie921,794/
Matebes9238/
Matiebe9226/
Matebge9224/
Mautebe9215/
Matebey921/
Mateebe921/
Mataebe921/
Matebei921/
Mahtebe921/
Mathiebe86146/
Mattiebe8643/
Mateubeu862/
Mmathebe861/
Matebeas861/
Matebees861/
Mateebes861/
Matibe831,671/
Mateba831,411/
Matewe831,091/
Motebe831,056/
Mateve83344/
Matobe83273/
Matabe83117/
Metebe8397/
Matebi835/
Mathibe778,586/
Mathewe773,244/
Mateeva772,229/
Matheba772,091/
Mathabe771,794/
Mothebe771,538/
Mathobe77319/
Matheve77105/
Matyobe7760/
Matehwe7736/
Matevet7725/
Mateeba7722/
Matibei7720/
Matibey7718/
Matevie7716/
Matevey7716/
Mateves7712/
Metebey7712/
Maitabe7711/
Matabey7710/
Matewhe779/
Matesve777/
Mhatabe777/
Mattebi774/
Matevhe774/
Moutebe773/
Matteby772/
Matieba772/
Mathebi772/
Mattabe771/
Mataibe771/
Matebai771/
Matteba771/
Matiebi771/
Motebei771/
Metebie771/
Matiewe771/
Matihbe771/
Matempe771/
Matebay771/
Methebe771/
Mathevet711,437/
Mauteeva719/
Mauteaba719/
Matiwees719/
Mahteeva713/
Matebaya713/
Mahatabe712/
Mathewed711/
Mathewey711/
Matteeva711/
Moutebie711/
Matthewe711/
Mathibea711/
Mathevey711/
Matehwey711/
Mahtabeh711/
Motiebeh711/
Moutiebe711/
Matiewie711/
Matewees711/
Matheboa711/
Matheswe711/
Mateheve711/
Matteyve711/
Matewa671,704/
Matiba67575/
Matabi67557/
Mative67386/
Matibi67248/
Matyba67225/
Motabe67140/
Mateevich6784/
Matiwe6778/
Moteba6757/
Matobi6754/
Motibe6746/
Motebi6728/
Motobe6727/
Matevi6717/
Motewe676/
Matève674/
Metebi672/
Matoby672/
Metibe672/
Matewi671/
Mathehebi671/
Moteve671/
Matevè671/
Matevé671/
Metobe671/
Motybe671/
Matjue671/

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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 Matebe
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