Matelbe Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Matelbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matelbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Matelbe Last Name Facts

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

Matelbe is most common in Chad. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Matelbe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matelbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Matelbe is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Matelbe occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Matelbe live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Chadic Africa.

The last name Matelbe is most prevalent in Chad, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 3,398,050. Beside Chad this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and The Philippines, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matelbei931/
Matlebe86408/
Matelbi861/
Matlbie861/
Malbe83118/
Matlhebe802/
Malbet77252/
Matlby777/
Malber777/
Malbie775/
Malbey774/
Malbez773/
Malbeu772/
Malbee771/
Malbes771/
Matelwa7136/
Mailebe7121/
Motlebe7111/
Malberh716/
Maulbee713/
Malbhge712/
Malbeer711/
Malbesh711/
Malbher711/
Matlewe711/
Matleba711/
Majlbee711/
Mallber711/
MacElby711/
Malbett710/
Mautlby710/
Malba67770/
Malby67542/
Malbi6746/
Molbe6739/
Malbé672/
Mahalbeh671/
Macelbič671/
Mostilbe670/
Maulbech670/

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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 Matelbe
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