Mategwa Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Mategwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 97 | 1:476,081 | 24,779 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mategwa (52) may also be a first name.
Mategwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mategwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mategwa is found most frequently in Kenya. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mategwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mategwa is the 1,765,740th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. Mategwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mategwa reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mategwa is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 52 people.
The surname Mategwa is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 476,081. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 89 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 4 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 4 percent reside. Other than Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 8 percent reside and Botswana, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matekwa | 86 | 1,592 | / |
| Matogwa | 86 | 514 | / |
| Mategwe | 86 | 10 | / |
| Matagwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mathagwa | 80 | 36 | / |
| Matagwai | 80 | 23 | / |
| Maitekwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mateekwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Metiegwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mathekwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matekkwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mmatekwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mathokgwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Matekwe | 71 | 832 | / |
| Matakwa | 71 | 170 | / |
| Matigwe | 71 | 157 | / |
| Matikwa | 71 | 124 | / |
| Mategbe | 71 | 40 | / |
| Matokwa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Motogwa | 71 | 13 | / |
| Matigwi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mategue | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mateguo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Matekwi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Motekwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matagua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mategui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Metagwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Metogwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathokwa | 67 | 59 | / |
| Mataikwa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mhetekwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mathekua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mothekwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Matyoqwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mathegbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mateague | 67 | 2 | / |
| Matequay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maitegbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mathikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mathegue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matekkwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mattakwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mothegwe | 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 Mategwa
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