Matekwa Surname
Approximately 1,592 people bear this surname
Matekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,584 | 1:29,154 | 3,226 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Matekwa (189) may also be a first name.
Matekwa Demographics
Matekwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Matekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matekwa is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matekwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 249,366th most common last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,577,604 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matekwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Matekwa is also the 661,310th most frequent first name globally It is held by 189 people.
Matekwa is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,584 people, or 1 in 29,154. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 73 percent live, Nairobi County, where 10 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 5 percent live. Beside Kenya Matekwa exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Matekwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mmatekwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Matekkwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mathekwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Maitekwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mateekwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Matekwe | 86 | 832 | / |
| Matakwa | 86 | 170 | / |
| Matikwa | 86 | 124 | / |
| Mategwa | 86 | 108 | / |
| Matokwa | 86 | 14 | / |
| Matekwi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Motekwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mathokwa | 80 | 59 | / |
| Mataikwa | 80 | 17 | / |
| Mhetekwa | 80 | 15 | / |
| Mathekua | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mothekwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mathikwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mattakwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matekkwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mathokgwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Matogwa | 71 | 514 | / |
| Motokwa | 71 | 87 | / |
| Matekui | 71 | 24 | / |
| Mategwe | 71 | 10 | / |
| Matokua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Metokwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Matagwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Motikwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Metekua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matakua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motakwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matikwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mothokwa | 67 | 542 | / |
| Mathagwa | 67 | 36 | / |
| Matagwai | 67 | 23 | / |
| Matyoqwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mateague | 67 | 2 | / |
| Matakwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metiegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matequay | 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 Matekwa
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