Matembu Surname
Approximately 681 people bear this surname
Matembu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 292 | 1:133,696 | 12,263 |
| DR Congo | 239 | 1:309,120 | 27,984 |
| Zambia | 144 | 1:110,069 | 8,604 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Matembu (24) may also be a first name.
Matembu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matembu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matembu is found most in Uganda. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matembu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 487,389th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 10,701,242 people. The last name Matembu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matembu live; 43 percent live in East Africa and 37 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held given name internationally, borne by 24 people.
The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 133,696. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Manafwa District, where 73 percent live, Mbale District, where 12 percent live and Wakiso District, where 3 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 35 percent live and Zambia, where 21 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathembu | 93 | 47 | / |
| Matiembou | 88 | 2 | / |
| Matuembou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matambu | 86 | 2,228 | / |
| Masembu | 86 | 592 | / |
| Matemvu | 86 | 235 | / |
| Matimbu | 86 | 132 | / |
| Motembu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Metembu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Macembu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mambu | 83 | 38,080 | / |
| Mothembu | 80 | 54 | / |
| Matimbou | 80 | 18 | / |
| Machembu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mathombu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mathambu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Metembou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Matuumbu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Methembu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mambou | 77 | 8,117 | / |
| Mambeu | 77 | 277 | / |
| Mambut | 77 | 149 | / |
| Maimbu | 77 | 75 | / |
| Maumbu | 77 | 72 | / |
| Mambau | 77 | 67 | / |
| Mambui | 77 | 35 | / |
| Mambus | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mambhu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Maambu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mambuj | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mgambu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mambud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mmambu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mhambu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mambuy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Massembou | 75 | 9 | / |
| Maitambou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mahacembu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meteambou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masimbu | 71 | 124 | / |
| Mambout | 71 | 5 | / |
| Maimbou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mahmbou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maambou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meumbou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motmbeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Metmbou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mhambau | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Ambau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hmambut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motombu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mombu | 67 | 147 | / |
| Manbu | 67 | 122 | / |
| Mahambou | 67 | 110 | / |
| Mamvu | 67 | 76 | / |
| Metombou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mochembu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Machimbu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Metenbou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Motombou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Matinbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mambouhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masimbau | 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
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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 Matembu
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