Matevu Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matevu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matevu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Matevu (4) may also be a first name.

Matevu Last Name Facts

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

Matevu occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Matevu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Matevu reside; 33 percent reside in Central Africa and 33 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Matevu is also the 6,192,526th most common first name in the world, borne by 4 people.

It is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 73,879,570. Beside The DR Congo Matevu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 33 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matevhu922/
Matevus922/
Mattevu921/
Matevush8615/
Mathevus862/
Matovu8360,591/
Matewu831,310/
Matebu83518/
Matavu83136/
Mativu8354/
Matempu77240/
Mathewu7738/
Matebou7713/
Mativhu779/
Mathebu775/
Mattovu773/
Mattewu773/
Mattivu772/
Matovuu772/
Matavou771/
Mattavu771/
Motevau771/
Metevou771/
Matavau771/
Mathavu771/
Matebus771/
Matovui771/
Matejbus7126/
Matebous7119/
Matewush714/
Mativaud713/
Mateewus712/
Mateubeu712/
Maatovuu711/
Matthewu711/
Mativaux711/
Mateubou711/
Mateubuh711/
Motebu67428/
Matawu67305/
Matibu6775/
Mathivaud6729/
Motovu6714/
Matiwu674/
Matowu672/
Motavu671/
Matheubou671/

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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 Matevu
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