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
The surname Matenya occurs most in Tanzania. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Matenya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 966,131st most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matenya are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.
The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 274,309. In Tanzania Matenya is mostly found in: Rukwa Region, where 90 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 5 percent reside and Geita Region, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.
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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