Mathemba Surname

676,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mathemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Botswana171:128,64318,229
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Mathemba (1,263) may also be a first name.

Mathemba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mathemba is found most in Malawi. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathemba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 676,370th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 16,525,047 people. The surname Mathemba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mathemba are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mathemba is also the 222,087th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,263 people.

The surname is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Besides Malawi this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 14 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.

Mathemba Last Name Statistics demography

Mathemba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.5% less than the national average, earning R 46,344 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matemba9322,878/
Mathimba88466/
Mathembo88239/
Mathembe88162/
Mathamba88105/
Mathomba8831/
Mathembi8818/
Matiemba8815/
Methemba885/
Mothemba883/
Maitemba882/
Matembea882/
Mastemba881/
Mathemwa881/
Matembaz881/
Matmba861/
Masthembi822/
Mathambha822/
Matetemba821/
Matembe8027,570/
Matamba8021,903/
Matembo8011,958/
Matimba806,635/
Matomba80707/
Matemwa80114/
Matembi808/
Motemba806/
Matemua802/
Matenba802/
Mathambo752,263/
Maitemwa75547/
Matimbai75185/
Mathimbi75122/
Mothembi7538/
Mathombo7536/
Matambai7522/
Mothembo7516/
Mataimba7510/
Mathimbe7510/
Mattembo7510/
Matimbah758/
Moutemba754/
Mateembe752/
Mathanba752/
Mathinba751/
Maitamba751/
Mothamba751/
Mothimba751/
Mothomba751/
Mautemwa751/
Matambah751/
Matembei751/
Matambay751/
Mattamba751/
Mattemwa751/
Mautomba751/
Maetembo751/
Maitomba751/
Mastembi751/
Matiembou712/
Matmbo712/
Motmba711/
Matuembou711/
Matenempa711/
Mathiombe711/
Matombeau710/
Matimbe6729,174/
Matambo6713,886/
Matombo672,094/
Motembo67789/
Matimbi67420/
Motomba67187/
Motamba67157/
Matimbo6791/
Motimba6763/
Metembo6758/
Motembe6754/
Motembi6742/
Metomba6713/
Matanba6712/
Metamba679/
Motemwa674/
Metimba673/
Matimwa672/
Matimua671/
Matonba671/

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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 Mathemba
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