Matereka Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Matereka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Matereka (31) may also be a first name.
Matereka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matereka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matereka is most common in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Matereka.
How Common Is The Last Name Matereka? popularity and diffusion
Matereka is the 5,213,395th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Matereka is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matereka are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 31 people.
The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania Matereka is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 36 percent live, Manyara Region, where 36 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent live. Barring Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 14 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matereke | 88 | 1,326 | / |
| Matereko | 88 | 4 | / |
| Matereki | 88 | 2 | / |
| Matoreka | 88 | 1 | / |
| Materacka | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mathereke | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matoroka | 75 | 79 | / |
| Motereko | 75 | 55 | / |
| Matarika | 75 | 13 | / |
| Mataryka | 75 | 9 | / |
| Matireke | 75 | 7 | / |
| Matirika | 75 | 3 | / |
| Matrejko | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matareca | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mataraka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matiraka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mataragka | 71 | 188 | / |
| Mateariki | 71 | 27 | / |
| Matirakau | 71 | 6 | / |
| Motoryka | 63 | 232 | / |
| Matareco | 63 | 179 | / |
| Mataryko | 63 | 55 | / |
| Mataraca | 63 | 15 | / |
| Matiroko | 63 | 10 | / |
| Matoriko | 63 | 8 | / |
| Motaraka | 63 | 1 | / |
| Maetaraca | 59 | 1 | / |
| Matorikou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mathiroko | 59 | 1 | / |
| Motoriko | 50 | 92 | / |
| Motoroko | 50 | 46 | / |
| Mataroco | 50 | 2 | / |
| Motoryko | 50 | 2 | / |
| Matirike | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mathaharakho | 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 Matereka
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