Matemwa Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Matemwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 54 | 1:44,619 | 5,721 |
| Zambia | 52 | 1:304,806 | 17,055 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Matemwa (33) may also be a first name.
Matemwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matemwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matemwa occurs more in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matemwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,710,039th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname Matemwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matemwa are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 33 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Namibia, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 44,619. In Namibia it is most prevalent in: Zambezi Region, where 98 percent reside and Hardap Region, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Namibia it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 46 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maitemwa | 93 | 547 | / |
| Mautemwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mattemwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mathemwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Matemba | 86 | 22,878 | / |
| Matamwa | 86 | 247 | / |
| Matemwe | 86 | 5 | / |
| Motemwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Matimwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Matemua | 86 | 2 | / |
| Matenwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mathemba | 80 | 441 | / |
| Maitenwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Matembea | 80 | 2 | / |
| Maitemba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Maitemwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matesnwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mathemwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matmba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matembe | 71 | 27,570 | / |
| Matembo | 71 | 11,958 | / |
| Matimba | 71 | 6,635 | / |
| Matamua | 71 | 70 | / |
| Motomwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Matenua | 71 | 8 | / |
| Matembi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Motemba | 71 | 6 | / |
| Matenba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Matemui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matimwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matimua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathimba | 67 | 466 | / |
| Mathembo | 67 | 239 | / |
| Matimbai | 67 | 185 | / |
| Mathembe | 67 | 162 | / |
| Mathembi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mataimba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mattembo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Moutemba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Moteamba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mothemba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mateembe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Matembei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maitinwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maitimua | 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
- 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 Matemwa
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