Matembezi Surname
Approximately 406 people bear this surname
Matembezi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 357 | 1:148,296 | 13,502 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Matembezi (10) may also be a first name.
Matembezi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matembezi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matembezi occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matembezi? popularity and diffusion
Matembezi is the 718,674th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,949,620 people. The last name Matembezi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matembezi live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Matembezi is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous given name throughout the world, held by 10 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 357 people, or 1 in 148,296. In Tanzania Matembezi is most prevalent in: Mtwara Region, where 66 percent live, Ruvuma Region, where 28 percent live and Geita Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Matembezi exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 12 percent live and Malawi, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matembeza | 89 | 2 | / |
| Matembizi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Matembesi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Matembedza | 84 | 442 | / |
| Matembedze | 84 | 9 | / |
| Mambedzi | 82 | 3 | / |
| Mhambezi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matembisa | 78 | 27 | / |
| Matambazi | 78 | 6 | / |
| Mosembezi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matembise | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matombozi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mombezi | 75 | 28 | / |
| Mambeza | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mathembisa | 74 | 42 | / |
| Mathembisi | 74 | 2 | / |
| Matembissa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Matembesha | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mgombezi | 71 | 184 | / |
| Mombedzi | 71 | 27 | / |
| Mambeygi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Matambise | 67 | 3 | / |
| Motembesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matambisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matambosi | 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 Matembezi
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