Matepeta Surname
Approximately 1,370 people bear this surname
Matepeta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,323 | 1:11,980 | 1,384 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
Matepeta (30) may also be a first name.
Matepeta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matepeta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matepeta is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Matepeta? popularity and diffusion
The surname Matepeta is the 281,605th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,319,377 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matepeta live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Matepeta is also the 1,911,214th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 30 people.
The surname Matepeta is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is held by 1,323 people, or 1 in 11,980. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Western Province, where 40 percent live, Southern Province, where 24 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 19 percent live. Aside from Zambia this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matapeta | 88 | 26 | / |
| Matepeto | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matepeti | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mattepetti | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matapata | 75 | 196 | / |
| Matopota | 75 | 43 | / |
| Matapita | 75 | 7 | / |
| Matapota | 75 | 1 | / |
| Motipeta | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mothipeta | 71 | 29 | / |
| Mettapeta | 71 | 8 | / |
| Matapatai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matipitah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maiteepiti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matopito | 63 | 19 | / |
| Mothipettah | 63 | 13 | / |
| Motipeti | 63 | 5 | / |
| Matapoto | 63 | 4 | / |
| Motapeto | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mettapettah | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mattapatta | 56 | 1 | / |
| Matthapatho | 53 | 1 | / |
| Matthapattho | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Matepeta
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