Matendele Surname
Approximately 335 people bear this surname
Matendele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 139 | 1:380,875 | 27,601 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Zambia | 61 | 1:259,835 | 15,508 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Matendele (10) may also be a first name.
Matendele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matendele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matendele occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Matendele click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matendele? popularity and diffusion
Matendele is the 827,165th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 21,753,868 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Matendele are found; 41 percent are found in East Africa and 41 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Matendele is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held given name at a global level It is held by 10 people.
Matendele is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 380,875. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Simiyu Region, where 93 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 6 percent reside and Geita Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent reside and Zambia, where 18 percent reside.
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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 Matendele
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