Matemu Surname
Approximately 3,904 people bear this surname
Matemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,271 | 1:16,185 | 2,096 |
| DR Congo | 561 | 1:131,693 | 14,109 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Matemu (40) may also be a first name.
Matemu Demographics
Matemu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Matemu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matemu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matemu (Russian: Матему) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Matemu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matemu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 117,849th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,866,687 people. The surname Matemu is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Matemu live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Matemu is also the 1,614,485th most frequently held given name worldwide, held by 40 people.
The surname Matemu is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,271 people, or 1 in 16,185. In Tanzania Matemu is mostly found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 38 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.
Matemu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Matemu surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathemu | 92 | 98 | / |
| Matemmu | 92 | 28 | / |
| Mattemu | 92 | 13 | / |
| Matemau | 92 | 4 | / |
| Matemut | 92 | 1 | / |
| Matemui | 92 | 1 | / |
| Matemou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Matemgu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mattemmu | 86 | 33 | / |
| Matemgou | 86 | 11 | / |
| Matamu | 83 | 1,300 | / |
| Matimu | 83 | 821 | / |
| Matomu | 83 | 39 | / |
| Metemu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maitimu | 77 | 1,169 | / |
| Matammu | 77 | 743 | / |
| Mathomu | 77 | 299 | / |
| Matimhu | 77 | 35 | / |
| Mathamu | 77 | 29 | / |
| Mattamu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Maytimu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mastimu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Matomou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Metemou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Matimou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mathimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matimud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matgimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matamui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahatomu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mattimud | 71 | 5 | / |
| Maitimus | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mattammu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maitamou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motamu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mahatamau | 67 | 12 | / |
| Motomu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motimu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metheumou | 67 | 1 | / |
Matemu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matemu in the Russian language | ||
| Матему | matemu | - |
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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 Matemu
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