Matheku Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Matheku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matheku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Matheku (106) may also be a first name.

Matheku Last Name Facts

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

Matheku occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matheku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name Matheku is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matheku reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Matheku is also the 915,176th most widely held first name globally, borne by 106 people.

The last name Matheku is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 918,266. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 41 percent live, Limpopo, where 37 percent live and North West, where 15 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

Matheku Last Name Statistics demography

Matheku earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.53% less than the national average, earning R 67,656 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathieku931/
Mateku92306/
Mathiekou881/
Mathaku8680/
Matekeu8626/
Matekui8624/
Mateaku8612/
Matekus869/
Metheku864/
Matekou863/
Mateiku863/
Matahku861/
Mathiku861/
Matekhu861/
Matesku861/
Mateesku8022/
Mateukou8013/
Mathaaku805/
Mattahku801/
Mateikou801/
Mathakau801/
Mathakou801/
Mateikeu801/
Matiku7710,608/
Meteku777,195/
Mataku771,302/
Matoku77332/
Moteku776/
Maetoku71225/
Matuiku71157/
Matejkó7153/
Metekau7125/
Maitiku7120/
Metekeu7119/
Maticeu7110/
Matakau7110/
Maataku717/
Methaku717/
Matakhu716/
Matikou716/
Mothaku714/
Mattaku714/
Maetiku713/
Matikus713/
Maitaku713/
Mathacu712/
Mathicu711/
Mothiku711/
Mataaku711/
Maytaku711/
Maitakhu6776/
Maataaku6723/
Meteikeu6716/
Mattikau6715/
Meteukeu6711/
Mattescu675/
Moutekou674/
Mothokhu672/
Mateicus672/
Mataqueu671/
Meitekeu671/
Metiekou671/
Matesscu671/
Mathicus670/

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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 Matheku
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