Matewele Surname
Approximately 652 people bear this surname
Matewele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 340 | 1:155,711 | 14,015 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Zimbabwe | 40 | 1:385,956 | 35,257 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Matewele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matewele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matewele occurs most in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Matewele? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 503,825th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 11,177,218 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Matewele live; 52 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Matewele is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 340 people, or 1 in 155,711. In Tanzania Matewele is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 44 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 28 percent are found and Ruvuma Region, where 20 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Matewele is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 40 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mattewele | 94 | 1 | / |
| Matthewele | 89 | 1 | / |
| Matebele | 88 | 3,623 | / |
| Matiwele | 88 | 6 | / |
| Matewela | 88 | 6 | / |
| Matewale | 88 | 4 | / |
| Metewele | 88 | 2 | / |
| Matevele | 88 | 2 | / |
| Matawele | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matewole | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mathewel | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matewell | 88 | 0 | / |
| Mathebele | 82 | 66 | / |
| Matawelle | 82 | 10 | / |
| Mathiwele | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mathevele | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mathewela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matesouele | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matavele | 75 | 55,284 | / |
| Motebele | 75 | 2,023 | / |
| Matawale | 75 | 224 | / |
| Mateveli | 75 | 2 | / |
| Matawile | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mathevel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matevela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matibele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Metevele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Metewale | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matowole | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matevale | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matovelle | 71 | 860 | / |
| Matawalle | 71 | 276 | / |
| Mathibele | 71 | 61 | / |
| Mothebele | 71 | 40 | / |
| Mathavele | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mathebeli | 71 | 17 | / |
| Motewelli | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mathawale | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mattevale | 71 | 4 | / |
| Maatawale | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mathebile | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mativelle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mateville | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matavelle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matehuela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mothewell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mattawalle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mativel | 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
- 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 Matewele
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