Matekula Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Matekula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matekula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania951:557,28035,395
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Matekula Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matekula occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matekula? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,628,521st most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Matekula live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 557,280. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 99 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 19 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Matekula Last Name Statistics demography

Matekula earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.97% less than the national average, earning R 145,032 per year.

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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 Matekula
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