Matenya Surname
Approximately 269 people bear this surname
Matenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 193 | 1:274,309 | 21,578 |
| Kenya | 54 | 1:855,183 | 32,488 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Matenya (11) may also be a first name.
Matenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matenya is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Matenya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matenya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matenya is the 966,131st most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. The last name Matenya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matenya live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 11 people.
It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 274,309. In Tanzania Matenya is most common in: Rukwa Region, where 90 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 5 percent live and Geita Region, where 2 percent live. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathenya | 93 | 11 | / |
| Matinya | 86 | 1,941 | / |
| Matenha | 86 | 79 | / |
| Motenya | 86 | 58 | / |
| Matenia | 86 | 45 | / |
| Matenja | 86 | 8 | / |
| Matenyo | 86 | 7 | / |
| Matenea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mategna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mathenia | 80 | 691 | / |
| Mathinya | 80 | 528 | / |
| Mathenja | 80 | 22 | / |
| Mategnau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mateenyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matihnya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mathenyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matenjoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meathenia | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mathenjoa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mathenjha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mottesnya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matenyoyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matheania | 75 | 0 | / |
| Matynia | 71 | 1,216 | / |
| Matinha | 71 | 440 | / |
| Matinja | 71 | 183 | / |
| Matynha | 71 | 28 | / |
| Motinya | 71 | 28 | / |
| Matigna | 71 | 18 | / |
| Mategno | 71 | 2 | / |
| Matinyo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Matenho | 71 | 2 | / |
| Matenio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mashtehnia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matinea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matinia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matignas | 67 | 604 | / |
| Mathinja | 67 | 98 | / |
| Mothinya | 67 | 72 | / |
| Matineau | 67 | 13 | / |
| Motehnia | 67 | 9 | / |
| Matemjai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Matingia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Matinjau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Matinjah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Matinias | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mattinja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Motegney | 67 | 2 | / |
| Matenjou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motengea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motienia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motinyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matineha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mathenio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matenhei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mathinia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matheneo | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Matenya
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