Matekwe Surname
Approximately 832 people bear this surname
Matekwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 444 | 1:38,557 | 5,632 |
| Zimbabwe | 384 | 1:40,204 | 6,215 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Matekwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matekwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matekwe is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matekwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 417,776th most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,759,070 people. The surname Matekwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matekwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 444 people, or 1 in 38,557. Excluding Malawi this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 46 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matekwa | 86 | 1,592 | / |
| Matokwe | 86 | 154 | / |
| Matakwe | 86 | 43 | / |
| Mategwe | 86 | 10 | / |
| Metekwe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Matekwi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Matikwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mathokwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mateekwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maitekwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Methekwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mathakwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mathekwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matekkwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matakwei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mmatekwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mathakgwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matigwe | 71 | 157 | / |
| Matikwa | 71 | 124 | / |
| Mategwa | 71 | 108 | / |
| Mateque | 71 | 48 | / |
| Mategbe | 71 | 40 | / |
| Motikwe | 71 | 39 | / |
| Motokwe | 71 | 37 | / |
| Matekui | 71 | 24 | / |
| Mategue | 71 | 7 | / |
| Motakwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Matheqw | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matogwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motekwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matecue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mataikwa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mothekwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mathegbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mateeque | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mothokwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Masteque | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mateague | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mathokwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mauteque | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mathegue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mothakwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maitegbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mathikwa | 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 Matekwe
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