Matete Surname
Approximately 17,335 people bear this surname
Matete Surname Definition:
Matete is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: reeds.
Matete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 6,478 | 1:11,405 | 1,413 |
| Tanzania | 3,517 | 1:15,053 | 1,953 |
| Lesotho | 1,977 | 1:1,028 | 65 |
| Kenya | 1,909 | 1:24,191 | 2,733 |
| Malawi | 784 | 1:21,836 | 3,343 |
| Zimbabwe | 759 | 1:20,340 | 3,031 |
| South Africa | 663 | 1:81,716 | 10,077 |
| Zambia | 507 | 1:31,262 | 3,207 |
| Congo | 245 | 1:20,364 | 2,346 |
| Uganda | 244 | 1:159,997 | 13,888 |
| New Zealand | 93 | 1:48,692 | 7,903 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| Mozambique | 25 | 1:1,090,463 | 1,880 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
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.
Matete Demographics
Matete Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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.
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Footnotes
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