Matewe Surname

337,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,0241:15,0762,116
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England111:5,065,278148,650
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Matewe (13) may also be a first name.

Matewe Last Name Facts

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

Matewe is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Matewe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matewe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 337,484th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,679,694 people. Matewe is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Matewe live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring forename worldwide It is held by 13 people.

This surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,024 people, or 1 in 15,076. In Zimbabwe Matewe is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 54 percent live, Harare Province, where 15 percent live and Midlands Province, where 12 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe Matewe exists in 12 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Matewe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Matewe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 146.99% more than the national average, earning R 586,932 per year and in United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathewe923,244/
Matehwe9236/
Matewhe929/
Matiewe921/
Matew91299/
Mathewed861/
Mathewey861/
Matthewe861/
Matehwey861/
Matiewie861/
Matewees861/
Matheswe861/
Mathew83433,523/
Mattew8310,118/
Matebe833,720/
Matewa831,704/
Matowe831,375/
Mateve83344/
Matawe83287/
Matiwe8378/
Metewe8331/
Mateew838/
Motewe836/
Matewi831/
Mhatew831/
Matthew7793,045/
Mathebe775,124/
Mateeva772,229/
Matheve77105/
Matohwe7786/
Maitewa7768/
Matheew7750/
Maithew7736/
Methewe7729/
Mathewa7729/
Mathhew7726/
Matevet7725/
Mathtew7721/
Mathawe7718/
Matevie7716/
Matevey7716/
Matttew7716/
Mmathew7715/
Metiewe7715/
Mautebe7715/
Meathew7714/
Mateves7712/
Matawee779/
Matavee779/
Matehwa778/
Mothewe778/
Maythew777/
Matesve777/
Mathewi777/
Maathew777/
Matheaw777/
Matejwa777/
Mathowe776/
Matawea776/
Mauthew774/
Matevhe774/
Mataawe774/
Mathewy772/
Matoweh772/
Hmathew772/
Maitawe772/
Matoewi772/
Mathiwe772/
Matahwe771/
Matujwe771/
Matewai771/
Mathewé771/
Mateawi771/
Matebey771/
Mateebe771/
Matiewa771/
Mattawe771/
Matihwe771/
Matebei771/
Mhathew771/
Motew7336/
Matiw7319/
Mathevet711,437/
Mateiwai71506/
Mattthew7163/
Mettewie7155/
Mathawee7146/
Matewish7124/
Maitaiwe7113/
Matthewa7112/
Mauteeva719/
Matiwees719/
Mathavee714/
Mahteeva713/
Matthhew713/
Mathejwa713/
Maythawe713/
Mattewhs712/
Matthtew712/
Maatthew712/
Matheway712/
Mattheiw712/
Mattheew711/
Matteeva711/
Matewist711/
Matewisz711/
Mathevey711/
Mmathebe711/
Matheywa711/
Mateheve711/
Matehjwa711/
Hmatttew711/
Maytawee711/
Mattawee711/
Matteyve711/
Maitavee711/
Maitawee711/
Mathiwes710/
Mattheaw710/
Matibe671,671/
Metawe671,302/
Motebe671,056/
Motawe67716/
Mative67386/
Matiwa67347/
Matawi67135/
Metiwe67101/
Motewa6796/
Mateevich6784/
Matave6747/
Metewi6745/
Metowe6719/
Matove6718/
Matevi6717/
Mothew678/
Mathiw675/
Matebi675/
Motowe674/
Matève674/
Meathavee674/
Maythawee673/
Mattiw672/
Mahathewi672/
Meteve672/
Mathehebi671/
Moteve671/
Matevè671/
Matevé671/
Matthaiwe671/
Matywa671/
Mootew671/
Matjwa671/
Mathehjwa671/
Matjue671/
Maethawee671/
Matthewiz670/

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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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  • 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 Matewe
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