Matemba Surname

23,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,878 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Matemba Surname User-submission:

The surname Matemba means 'herrings'.

Matemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi12,3651:1,384130
DR Congo4,7071:15,6961,953
Tanzania2,9721:17,8132,282
Zambia1,3531:11,7151,356
Zimbabwe9671:15,9652,300
Gabon2531:7,4671,394
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Angola491:550,8002,323
Namibia441:54,7596,488
England391:1,428,66862,556
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Congo91:554,34412,633
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

Matemba (677) may also be a first name.

Matemba Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Matemba means 'herrings'.

- phoneddm

Matemba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matemba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺗﻨﺒﺎﻉ) occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matemba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 23,684th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 318,539 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matemba are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 318,411th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 677 people.

The surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is borne by 12,365 people, or 1 in 1,384. Barring Malawi Matemba occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent are found and Tanzania, where 13 percent are found.

Matemba Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Matemba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 325.77% more than the national average, earning R 1,011,780 per year and in Canada they earn 9.8% more than the national average, earning $54,553 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathemba93441/
Matiemba9315/
Maitemba932/
Matembea932/
Mastemba931/
Matembaz931/
Matmba921/
Matembe8627,570/
Matamba8621,903/
Matembo8611,958/
Matimba866,635/
Masemba86786/
Matomba86707/
Matemwa86114/
Matembi868/
Motemba866/
Matemua862/
Matenba862/
Mamba8391,922/
Machemba808,429/
Maitemwa80547/
Mathimba80466/
Mathembo80239/
Matimbai80185/
Mathembe80162/
Mathamba80105/
Mathomba8031/
Matambai8022/
Mathembi8018/
Mattembo8010/
Mataimba8010/
Massemba809/
Matimbah808/
Methemba805/
Moteamba804/
Moutemba804/
Mothemba803/
Mateembe802/
Matambah801/
Matambay801/
Mathemwa801/
Mattamba801/
Mattemwa801/
Mautemwa801/
Mautomba801/
Maetembo801/
Maitomba801/
Mastembi801/
Matembei801/
Maitamba801/
Maimba773,094/
Maumba772,533/
Mgamba771,648/
Mambea77964/
Mhamba77634/
Mammba77532/
Maamba77509/
Mambai77424/
Mambat77276/
Mmamba77268/
Mamboa7790/
Mambau7767/
Mambay7753/
Mambap7721/
Mambha7719/
Mambaa7710/
Mambad778/
Meumba776/
Mambas774/
Mahmba773/
Maymba772/
Matmbo772/
Mambaí771/
Manmba771/
Meamba771/
Motmba771/
Mambaz771/
Matiembou752/
Mathambha752/
Masthembi752/
Massembai751/
Matuembou751/
Maissemba751/
Matombeau750/
Matimbe7129,174/
Matambo7113,886/
Masimba717,323/
Matombo712,094/
Masembo711,879/
Motembo71789/
Matimbi71420/
Manempa71285/
Mambait71242/
Motomba71187/
Maumbas71157/
Motamba71157/
Mosemba71119/
Matimbo7191/
Motimba7163/
Metembo7158/
Motembe7154/
Motembi7142/
Macimba7124/
Mambach7121/
Metomba7113/
Maimbai7113/
Mambhai7111/
Metamba719/
Matenua718/
Motemwa714/
Manmbay714/
Maambah713/
M'Mamba713/
Metimba713/
Matimwa712/
Maumbay712/
Matenwa712/
Mahmbai711/
Matimua711/
Maaimba711/
Macembo711/
Mamboha711/
Maimmba711/
Maamboa711/
Mambeah711/
Masmbai711/
Maambai711/
Manmbai711/
Mambais711/
Mambaha711/
Mhambau711/
M'Ambau711/
Manmbat711/
Mamba's711/
Mambo67100,143/
Momba674,870/
Mathambo672,263/
Massembo671,157/
Massimba67509/
Manba67356/
Machimba67232/
Mathimbi67122/
Mochemba6790/
Moutamba6769/
Maitambo6767/
Maitombo6758/
Mothembi6738/
Mathombo6736/
Matimbei6719/
Matimbou6718/
Mothembo6716/
Moutimba6714/
Matyombe6713/
Mathimbe6710/
Mossemba6710/
Moutembe6710/
Mambaits676/
Maitenwa675/
Mmahamba674/
Matimbhe674/
Maitimbi673/
Metembou673/
Masimbai672/
Maisenba672/
Matimbeh672/
Mamva672/
Maitimua671/
Masimbau671/
Masymbai671/
Matesnwa671/
Maatimbe671/
Matuimbi671/
Maisembo671/
Maitemwo671/
Moutembi671/
Mosembay671/
Mattambo671/
Matimbos671/
Mautambo671/
Mathinba671/
Matambho671/
Metembei671/
Mahammba671/
Mothamba671/
Mothimba671/
Mothomba671/
Mattenbe670/

Matemba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matemba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺎﺗﻨﺒﺎﻉmatnba-

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