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 most in South Africa. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matebya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Matebya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matebya reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Matebya is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 80 percent reside and North West, where 20 percent reside. Aside from South Africa it is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 29 percent reside.

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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