Matebya Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Matebya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matebya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Matebya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matebya occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matebya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matebya live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Matebya is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 80 percent live and North West, where 20 percent live. Barring South Africa Matebya occurs in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 29 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matibya865/
Motebya861/
Matebia861/
Matabya861/
Matempya801/
Matabia71375/
Matevia7191/
Matibia711/
Matobia711/
Metebia711/
Matesuia6713/
Mathibea671/
Matabio576/
Mativia575/
Metabia571/
Moutabia534/
Mativijay501/
Mouttabia501/
Matthewjo501/

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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 Matebya
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