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 in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Matendele? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 827,165th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,753,868 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Matendele reside; 41 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Matendele is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name on earth It is held by 10 people.
Matendele is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 380,875. In Tanzania Matendele is most prevalent in: Simiyu Region, where 93 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 6 percent live and Geita Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent live and Zambia, where 18 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 Matendele
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