Matembo Surname

43,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,958 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Matembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9,0031:5,880768
DR Congo1,6281:45,3815,500
Kenya5621:82,1717,556
Zambia5111:31,0173,186
Zimbabwe2301:67,12310,073
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
England21:27,859,030389,889
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Matembo (741) may also be a first name.

Matembo Last Name Facts

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

Matembo is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matembo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Matembo is the 43,486th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 609,428 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matembo reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Matembo is also the 302,221st most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 741 people.

The surname Matembo is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 9,003 people, or 1 in 5,880. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Ruvuma Region, where 71 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 5 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Matembo occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.

Matembo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Matembo last name is chiefly Christian (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathembo93239/
Mattembo9310/
Maetembo931/
Matmbo922/
Matiembou882/
Matuembou881/
Matemba8622,878/
Matambo8613,886/
Matombo862,094/
Masembo861,879/
Motembo86789/
Matimbo8691/
Metembo8658/
Macembo861/
Mambo83100,143/
Mathambo802,263/
Massembo801,157/
Mathemba80441/
Maitambo8067/
Maitombo8058/
Mathombo8036/
Matimbou8018/
Mothembo8016/
Matiemba8015/
Metembou803/
Maitemba802/
Mastemba801/
Matembaz801/
Maisembo801/
Maitemwo801/
Mattambo801/
Matimbos801/
Mautambo801/
Matambho801/
Maambo7713,578/
Mambou778,117/
Maimbo773,806/
Mgambo77524/
Maumbo77281/
Mamboi77192/
Mmambo77159/
Mamboo7793/
Mamboa7790/
Mamboy7744/
Mambot7734/
Mambuo7717/
Mahmbo7711/
Meambo7710/
Mhambo776/
Matmba771/
Mambos771/
Mamboz771/
Majmbo771/
Mahatombo759/
Massembou759/
Maitambou751/
Mmaitambo751/
Meteambou751/
Matamba7121,903/
Matimba716,635/
Masemba71786/
Masimbo71757/
Matomba71707/
Motombo71367/
Motambo71299/
Matemwa71114/
Mosembo71110/
Metombo7155/
M'Mambo719/
Meimbot718/
Motemba716/
Metambo716/
Manempo715/
Mambout715/
Muotmbo714/
Mambodh713/
Motimbo712/
Maimbou712/
Matemua712/
Matenba712/
Mamboha711/
Maamboa711/
Maismbo711/
Maumbos711/
Maambou711/
Maimbuo711/
Mahmboh711/
Mahmbou711/
Mambood711/
Mambooh711/
Motymbo711/
Meumbou711/
Metmbou711/
Mamba6791,922/
Mombo6732,405/
Machemba678,429/
Massimbo672,145/
Machimbo671,086/
Maitemwa67547/
Mathimba67466/
Manbo67222/
Mahambou67110/
Moutymbo67109/
Mathamba67105/
Mathomba6731/
Motaimbo6727/
Metombou6714/
Mataimba6710/
Massemba679/
Matimbah678/
Methemba675/
Moutimbo674/
Moteamba674/
Moutemba674/
Mothemba673/
Motombou672/
Metenbou672/
Mothambo672/
Matambah671/
Mathemwa671/
Mattamba671/
Mattemwa671/
Mautemwa671/
Mautomba671/
Matinbou671/
Maitomba671/
Mahambos671/
Mamvo671/
Muotombo671/
Maitamba671/
Mahambho671/
Mothombo671/

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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
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  • 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 Matembo
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