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
The surname Matekwe is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Matekwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Matekwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matekwe is the 417,776th most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 8,759,070 people. The last name Matekwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matekwe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 444 people, or 1 in 38,557. Without taking into account Malawi it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 46 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.
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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