Matembeka Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Matembeka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 56 | 1:283,034 | 16,318 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Matembeka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matembeka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matembeka is found most in Zambia. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matembeka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,530,696th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matembeka are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 283,034. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathembeka | 95 | 1 | / |
| Matambeka | 89 | 254 | / |
| Matembeke | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mathambeka | 84 | 159 | / |
| Mattembaka | 84 | 4 | / |
| Matambika | 78 | 50 | / |
| Mattambaka | 74 | 1 | / |
| Matambiko | 67 | 65 | / |
| Motombika | 67 | 4 | / |
| Matimbike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mettimbaka | 63 | 1 | / |
| Motomboko | 56 | 21 | / |
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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 Matembeka
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