Matewos Surname

28,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,006 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Matewos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matewos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia18,9961:5,135820
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Matewos (5,126) may also be a first name.

Matewos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matewos occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matewos? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 28,281st most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 383,434 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matewos live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 94,719th most common forename on earth It is held by 5,126 people.

The last name is most common in Ethiopia, where it is held by 18,996 people, or 1 in 5,135. Aside from Ethiopia Matewos is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathewos938,710/
Matewose932,093/
Matiewos932/
Matewoss931/
Matteewos881/
Matheswos881/
Matthewos881/
Matiwos8625,767/
Matawos861/
Matewas861/
Matywos861/
Matevos861/
Mathiwos8048/
Matebous8019/
Matiwose8016/
Matewush804/
Mathewus803/
Mathewas803/
Mateewus802/
Matewuse801/
Maytiwos801/
Mattiwos801/
Mattewus800/
Mathewuse755/
Matewashe751/
Matevosova71165/
Matavos7148/
Matawas718/
Matiwas713/
Matyvos713/
Matevus712/
Matebus711/
Matibos711/
Matejbus6726/
Matevush6715/
Mathevas674/
Mathevus672/
Matavoos672/
Methewas671/
Motawous671/

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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 Matewos
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