Mathao Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mathao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia551:288,18016,490
India101:76,706,538639,611
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Mathao (43) may also be a first name.

Mathao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mathao is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathao? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,293,424th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname Mathao occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Mathao are found; 81 percent are found in Southern Africa and 81 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently occurring given name worldwide It is held by 43 people.

The last name is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 288,180. In Zambia Mathao is most frequent in: Western Province, where 91 percent reside, Southern Province, where 7 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 2 percent reside. Other than Zambia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathaoo92348/
Maithao9217/
Mathaeo922/
Mathaho921/
Mathaot921/
Mathaou921/
Mahthao921/
Matao911,376/
Mathaayo861/
Mmatahao861/
Mahtao83303/
Matoha83287/
Mattao8394/
Mataoa8380/
Maitao8376/
Mothao8376/
Mataho8364/
Mataos8355/
Mataeo8324/
Mataou8311/
Mathäa8311/
Mathoa834/
Mata'o834/
Mhatao833/
Maetao833/
Matoho832/
Mautao832/
Mataao831/
Mateao831/
Matauo831/
Madtao831/
Mastao831/
Maithaoos801/
Mahatoo773,359/
Mathoho77875/
Mataeha77157/
Mataiyo7759/
Mahatao7734/
Mahatoa7726/
Mateaha7724/
Maitoho7723/
Madtoha7720/
Matohou7712/
Mathoat7711/
Mataayo777/
Matahou777/
Mattoha776/
Matohad775/
Matteao774/
Mathoua773/
Maitaou772/
Matooha772/
Mataeho772/
Mathoha772/
Mattaeo771/
Mataout771/
Mastaoi771/
Mataooh771/
Mathooa771/
Matahoi771/
Matahos771/
Matajio771/
Maitaho771/
Maiteho771/
Maataou771/
Mauthoa771/
Mathoas770/
Matoa73300/
Motao73125/
Metao7332/
Mathaiya71195/
Matahaya7184/
Mathayya7110/
Mattaous715/
Mataehah714/
Maithuoo711/
Mastohah711/
Mata'aho711/
Matahaja711/
Mathauha711/
Mathoahe711/
Mataehoh711/
Mattaoch710/
Mothoa675,202/
Mahtoo67751/
Mettao67141/
Matouo67117/
Matoua6794/
Moutao6752/
Mahtoa6740/
Mato'o6728/
Motaho6727/
Metoho6721/
Mattoa6715/
Mastoa6714/
Mataua6714/
Motoha6713/
Meteao6713/
Maetoa6713/
Mehtao679/
Mateua674/
Maiteo674/
Motaot673/
Motoho673/
Motaoi673/
Matoas672/
Motaos672/
Matoea672/
Matooa672/
Mautoa672/
Metaoh672/
Meetao672/
Mateuo671/
Mastaoisz671/
Maatoa671/
Mhatoa671/
Mohtao671/
Mathaiyas671/
Mataea671/
Matoaz671/
Meateo671/
Mottao671/
Moetao671/
Metaou671/
Metoha671/
Methoa671/
Mátoha671/
Matuia671/
Mathaiyah671/
Motaoa671/
Moitao671/

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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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  • 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 Mathao
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