Matemu Surname

117,849th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Matemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,2711:16,1852,096
DR Congo5611:131,69314,109
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
France21:33,211,361423,184
England11:55,718,059489,080
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Matemu (40) may also be a first name.

Matemu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matemu (Russian: Матему) occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Matemu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matemu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Matemu is the 117,849th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,866,687 people. The surname Matemu is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Matemu reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most widely held forename at a global level. It is borne by 40 people.

The surname Matemu is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,271 people, or 1 in 16,185. In Tanzania Matemu is mostly found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 38 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 8 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Matemu exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Matemu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Matemu surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathemu9298/
Matemmu9228/
Mattemu9213/
Matemau924/
Matemut921/
Matemui921/
Matemou921/
Matemgu921/
Mattemmu8633/
Matemgou8611/
Matamu831,300/
Matimu83821/
Matomu8339/
Metemu831/
Maitimu771,169/
Matammu77743/
Mathomu77299/
Matimhu7735/
Mathamu7729/
Mattamu7711/
Maytimu777/
Mastimu775/
Matomou774/
Metemou773/
Matimou771/
Mathimu771/
Matimud771/
Matgimu771/
Matamui771/
Mahatomu719/
Mattimud715/
Maitimus714/
Mattammu711/
Maitamou711/
Motamu6713/
Mahatamau6712/
Motomu671/
Motimu671/
Metheumou671/

Matemu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matemu in the Russian language
Матемуmatemu-

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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 Matemu
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