Mathathu Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mathathu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathathu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Mathathu (154) may also be a first name.

Mathathu Last Name Facts

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

Mathathu (Hindi: मठठू, Marathi: मथथू) occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mathathu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathathu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,141,416th most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Mathathu reside; 87 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mathathu is also the 740,891st most widespread given name globally. It is borne by 154 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 701,738. In Zimbabwe Mathathu is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 59 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 32 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 31 percent are found and India, where 10 percent are found.

Mathathu Last Name Statistics demography

Mathathu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.74% less than the national average, earning R 140,820 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maithathu942/
Matathu935/
Mathatu931/
Mattathu8813/
Mathethu884/
Mothathu883/
Mathatau882/
Mataathu881/
Matatu86407/
Matheatau82633/
Moothathu8222/
Matautu8074/
Mastatu8028/
Maetatu808/
Mathetu805/
Matothu803/
Matateu803/
Matatou802/
Matatus801/
Matohtu801/
Mataitu801/
Matatau801/
Matheautau781/
Matautau7536/
Maetatau7521/
Mateatau753/
Mothothu752/
Matateus751/
Mahatotu751/
Matetu71204/
Matotu715/
Mathedtau712/
Mahatetou711/
Moothattu711/
Matetau6758/
Madtotu671/
Matetou671/
Matuotu671/

Mathathu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mathathu in the Hindi language
मठठूmathathu-
Mathathu in the Marathi language
मथथूmathathu-

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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 Mathathu
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