Matemela Surname

851,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Matemela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matemela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2991:177,06215,458
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227

Matemela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matemela occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matemela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 851,613th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,702,635 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matemela reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Matemela is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 299 people, or 1 in 177,062. In Tanzania it is most common in: Geita Region, where 68 percent live, Pwani Region, where 26 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Matemela exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

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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 Matemela
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