Matete Surname

30,811th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Matete Surname Definition:

Matete is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: reeds.

Matete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6,4781:11,4051,413
Tanzania3,5171:15,0531,953
Lesotho1,9771:1,02865
Kenya1,9091:24,1912,733
Malawi7841:21,8363,343
Zimbabwe7591:20,3403,031
South Africa6631:81,71610,077
Zambia5071:31,2623,207
Congo2451:20,3642,346
Uganda2441:159,99713,888
New Zealand931:48,6927,903
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England101:5,571,806158,774
France91:7,380,302306,885
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Matete (2,883) may also be a first name.

Matete Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Matete is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: reeds.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Matete Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matete has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Matete.

How Common Is The Last Name Matete? popularity and diffusion

It is the 30,811th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 420,395 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Matete live; 39 percent live in Central Africa and 39 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Matete is also the 135,394th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,883 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 6,478 people, or 1 in 11,405. Other than The DR Congo Matete exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 20 percent live and Lesotho, where 11 percent live.

Matete Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Matete surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Matete earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 12.05% less than the national average, earning R 209,004 per year and in United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathete92720/
Matetie9260/
Mateute9226/
Mateete9215/
Matiete929/
Matette923/
Mateste921/
Matetee921/
Matetes921/
Mataete921/
Mattete921/
Maetete921/
Matetei921/
Matethe921/
Mateite921/
Matet91758/
Mathethe86231/
Mataeteh8625/
Mmathete8624/
Matietie8622/
Mateatea8611/
Mathetes868/
Maatetee864/
Masteste861/
M'Matete861/
Mateatee861/
Mateetee861/
Mataetea861/
Mateateh861/
Mattette860/
Masteter860/
Mateta8311,899/
Mateti833,854/
Motete833,479/
Mathet83892/
Matate83477/
Matote83438/
Mateut83380/
Mahtet83194/
Metete83130/
Matiet8360/
Mattet8337/
Matety8333/
Mateed8326/
Matted8320/
Matite8317/
Matets8313/
Mateit8310/
Mateet836/
Matest832/
Matyte831/
Maitet831/
Maytet830/
Matett830/
Mahathete801/
Matheta77954/
Mateita77421/
Moutete77190/
Matetai77185/
Matetoa77131/
Moteete77110/
Mathate7775/
Masteit7756/
Matteti7739/
Matteit7737/
Maateti7735/
Matiste7735/
Matieti7735/
Mattote7726/
Mathote7722/
Matiote7720/
Matetti7718/
Moetete7717/
Mothete7716/
Matotte7712/
Maiteti779/
Mataite778/
Mataate777/
Mhetete776/
Mateets775/
Matteta774/
Machtet774/
Mattedd773/
Mataeti773/
Mathett773/
Matateu773/
Matotea773/
Mattite772/
Matetio772/
Matetha772/
Motetee772/
Matteet772/
Mateati771/
Mathetz771/
Masteth771/
Mattedh771/
Motette771/
Matteut771/
Maustet771/
Moteite771/
Motetje771/
Mateata771/
Meateta771/
Matotei771/
Majtiet771/
Matheth770/
Mattett770/
Mateath770/
Matthet770/
Motet73597/
Matit73208/
Mated7345/
Matyt731/
Mathetha71868/
Mattetti71451/
Matetich71163/
Moteetee71125/
Mothethe7136/
Mathiote7124/
Mosteter7116/
Majstedt7115/
Matetova718/
Maistedt714/
Mattotea713/
Mahstedt712/
Majstett711/
Matehett711/
Maatheti711/
Mataites711/
Matheits711/
Maitetai711/
Motester711/
Moutette711/
Mathethi711/
Matister711/
Matyotee711/
Mattiote711/
Mahateat711/
Matiti676,349/
Mottet675,074/
Matoti671,667/
Matita671,568/
Moutet67970/
Matied67303/
Mataty67245/
Mathiotte67214/
Motate67166/
Mothet67114/
Matity67109/
Metate6771/
Moteta6758/
Moteti6757/
Masted6726/
Moitet6725/
Matiot6720/
Matist6714/
Mattit6711/
Mathed6711/
Matait6710/
Mateitova677/
Matheetha675/
Motheethe675/
Maityt673/
Maitit673/
Motett673/
Matyty673/
Mathit673/
Mastit672/
Matecz672/
Mayted671/
Matteutti671/
Maattetti671/
Mostetter671/
Moteth671/
Motetz671/
Moteed671/
Mateud671/
Matedh671/
Mattettti671/
Matyta671/
Matjta671/
Maatit671/
Maytit671/
Moteeteee671/
Motest671/
Mateds671/
Mohtet671/
Mattid671/
Maysteadt670/
Mathistte670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Matete
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