Matenene Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matenene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matenene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272

Matenene Last Name Facts

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

Matenene occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matenene? popularity and diffusion

The last name Matenene is the 2,136,387th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name Matenene occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matenene reside; 62 percent reside in Central Africa and 62 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Not including The DR Congo it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent live and Mozambique, where 5 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 Matenene
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