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 last name Matekela has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matekela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,843,861st most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Matekela reside; 55 percent reside in Central Africa and 45 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 14 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 944,049. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 95 percent reside and North Region, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon Matekela is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 28 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.
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
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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 Matekela
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