Matesu Surname
Approximately 380 people bear this surname
Matesu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 262 | 1:60,496 | 5,474 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Matesu (31) may also be a first name.
Matesu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matesu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matesu is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matesu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 754,238th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 19,177,752 people. The last name Matesu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Matesu reside; 73 percent reside in Southern Africa and 73 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most common first name globally It is held by 31 people.
It is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 262 people, or 1 in 60,496. In Zambia Matesu is mostly found in: North-Western Province, where 80 percent live, Western Province, where 18 percent live and Central Province, where 1 percent live. Barring Zambia it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 22 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathesu | 92 | 23 | / |
| Mateusu | 92 | 23 | / |
| Matesiu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Matiesu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Mattesu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Matetsu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Matesau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Matesui | 92 | 1 | / |
| Matessu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Matesuh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mattescu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mathesus | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mathetsu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mateuseu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matteshu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matesscu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mateesou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matasu | 83 | 96 | / |
| Mateju | 83 | 60 | / |
| Matisu | 83 | 27 | / |
| Metesu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Matezu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Motesu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mathetshu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matashu | 77 | 2,111 | / |
| Motescu | 77 | 140 | / |
| Matasui | 77 | 33 | / |
| Matiseu | 77 | 24 | / |
| Mateuzu | 77 | 22 | / |
| Maticeu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mataisu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Matasau | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mathisu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mathezu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Matejeu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Matejou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Matejuš | 77 | 2 | / |
| Matisui | 77 | 2 | / |
| Metoesu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Matisau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matassou | 71 | 27 | / |
| Matedjeu | 71 | 15 | / |
| Moteisou | 71 | 14 | / |
| Mastishu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mathisut | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mathasuy | 71 | 3 | / |
| Matechou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Matisuhy | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mateuzhu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Meitescu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maitosui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathisud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mattisus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Motosu | 67 | 241 | / |
| Matazu | 67 | 128 | / |
| Metoessou | 67 | 42 | / |
| Motezu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mathisuth | 67 | 13 | / |
| Matechuch | 67 | 7 | / |
| Maticu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mahatasau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Matiju | 67 | 3 | / |
| Metasu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mateadjou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matetchou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metosu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matěju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maitassou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matizu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moutessou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motasu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metheiseu | 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
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- 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 Matesu
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