Matezwa Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Matezwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 94 | 1:164,237 | 20,345 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Matezwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matezwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matezwa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Matezwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Matezwa? popularity and diffusion
Matezwa is the 1,894,523rd most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matezwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 164,237. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Midlands Province, where 31 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 21 percent reside and Harare Province, where 14 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathezwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Matezva | 86 | 178 | / |
| Matezua | 86 | 144 | / |
| Mateswa | 86 | 20 | / |
| Matazwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mateshwa | 80 | 21 | / |
| Matheswa | 80 | 16 | / |
| Mathejwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Matehjwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matetjwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mhetedzwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mathehjwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matheajwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mataidzwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matesva | 71 | 251 | / |
| Matazua | 71 | 29 | / |
| Matezvi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Matazva | 71 | 3 | / |
| Metezva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matesua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matiswa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matechua | 67 | 24 | / |
| Mathesua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mathesva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mathijwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mathiswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motheswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mathessva | 63 | 1 | / |
| Matheswos | 63 | 1 | / |
| Matasva | 57 | 1,201 | / |
| Matesve | 57 | 7 | / |
| Matisue | 57 | 1 | / |
| Motijwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Matasua | 57 | 1 | / |
| Matecue | 57 | 1 | / |
| Matesui | 57 | 1 | / |
| Maetasva | 53 | 6 | / |
| Motitswa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mothiswa | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Matezwa
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