Matekela Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Matekela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Matekela (14) may also be a first name.
Matekela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matekela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matekela has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Matekela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matekela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,843,861st most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Matekela live; 55 percent live in Central Africa and 45 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Matekela is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 14 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 944,049. In Cameroon Matekela is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 95 percent are found and North Region, where 5 percent are found. Barring Cameroon it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 28 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathekela | 94 | 106 | / |
| Matekelia | 94 | 9 | / |
| Matekele | 88 | 680 | / |
| Matekola | 88 | 327 | / |
| Matokela | 88 | 9 | / |
| Matakela | 88 | 6 | / |
| Matekila | 88 | 4 | / |
| Matikela | 88 | 2 | / |
| Matekelj | 88 | 1 | / |
| Metekela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Motekela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matyskela | 82 | 19 | / |
| Mmatekola | 82 | 14 | / |
| Mathokela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matekelou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mattekola | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mathakela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mathekola | 82 | 1 | / |
| Motheketla | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mahatekele | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matekallah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matakala | 75 | 1,719 | / |
| Matikila | 75 | 565 | / |
| Matekalo | 75 | 193 | / |
| Matikola | 75 | 71 | / |
| Metikela | 75 | 34 | / |
| Matokola | 75 | 30 | / |
| Motekola | 75 | 21 | / |
| Matikala | 75 | 20 | / |
| Matekolo | 75 | 18 | / |
| Motikela | 75 | 13 | / |
| Matakila | 75 | 6 | / |
| Metekala | 75 | 3 | / |
| Matokelo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Matakelo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Motekele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matikele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matikeli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Metekila | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matikelo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maticela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mothekehela | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mathakala | 71 | 181 | / |
| Matikkala | 71 | 93 | / |
| Matakaala | 71 | 40 | / |
| Maatakala | 71 | 19 | / |
| Mettekala | 71 | 7 | / |
| Matuikila | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mattakola | 71 | 3 | / |
| Matakalla | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mettikela | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mattakala | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mothakela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathikala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mattikala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mataakila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matiokila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matoquela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maitakala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maytakala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mothekeli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathokola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahatikele | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mathakaala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mettekolla | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mathakalla | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maitakhola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maatakaala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mattikalla | 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 Matekela
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