Matemba Surname
Approximately 22,878 people bear this surname
Matemba Surname User-submission:
The surname Matemba means 'herrings'.
Matemba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 12,365 | 1:1,384 | 130 |
| DR Congo | 4,707 | 1:15,696 | 1,953 |
| Tanzania | 2,972 | 1:17,813 | 2,282 |
| Zambia | 1,353 | 1:11,715 | 1,356 |
| Zimbabwe | 967 | 1:15,965 | 2,300 |
| Gabon | 253 | 1:7,467 | 1,394 |
| South Africa | 52 | 1:1,041,879 | 63,251 |
| Angola | 49 | 1:550,800 | 2,323 |
| Namibia | 44 | 1:54,759 | 6,488 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
Matemba (677) may also be a first name.
Matemba Surname Meaning
Matemba Demographics
Average Matemba Salary in
England
£25,410
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
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
Matemba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matemba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﺗﻨﺒﺎﻉ | matnba | - |
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Footnotes
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