Matepo Surname

640,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matepo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matepo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3051:50,6177,714
Tanzania701:756,30941,721
Uganda451:867,54039,905
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Matepo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matepo occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matepo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 640,141st most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 15,342,202 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Matepo reside; 66 percent reside in Southern Africa and 66 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Matepo is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 305 people, or 1 in 50,617. In Zimbabwe Matepo is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 66 percent live, Harare Province, where 14 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 7 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 15 percent live and Uganda, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathepo922/
Matepou921/
Matephod861/
Matepa831,088/
Matapo83690/
Matipo83242/
Matopo83102/
Motepo833/
Mathephod8011/
Mathapo77916/
Mathopo77247/
Maitapo77130/
Matopoh7731/
Mathepa7730/
Mothepo777/
Mautapo777/
Matapho777/
Mattepa774/
Matipou772/
Mataepa771/
Matepha771/
Matepau771/
Matepaa771/
Matiepa771/
Mattapo771/
Matepfa771/
Mateppa771/
Mashtepa7158/
Mattapho715/
Mastepha711/
Mattapoh711/
Mathopho711/
Matheppa711/
Mahatapo711/
Matipa676,284/
Matapa672,352/
Motepa67596/
Matopa67177/
Motapo6747/
Motopo6740/
Metapo6722/
Metipo677/
Matipó676/
Metepa673/
Matopá671/
Motipo671/

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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 Matepo
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