Matheru Surname
Approximately 177 people bear this surname
Matheru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 148 | 1:312,026 | 19,474 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Matheru (32) may also be a first name.
Matheru Demographics
Matheru Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Matheru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matheru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matheru (Hindi: मठेरू, Marathi: मथेरु) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matheru? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,286,243rd most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. The surname Matheru is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Matheru are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Matheru is also the 1,840,253rd most common given name worldwide It is held by 32 people.
This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 312,026. In Kenya Matheru is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 47 percent live, Nakuru County, where 41 percent live and Narok County, where 6 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent live and Tanzania, where 7 percent live.
Matheru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matherus | 93 | 9 | / |
| M'Atheru | 93 | 4 | / |
| Mathieru | 93 | 1 | / |
| Matheruy | 93 | 1 | / |
| Materu | 92 | 8,826 | / |
| Mathesrud | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matharu | 86 | 10,155 | / |
| Matteru | 86 | 338 | / |
| Materru | 86 | 54 | / |
| Maeteru | 86 | 35 | / |
| Mathiru | 86 | 2 | / |
| Masteru | 86 | 2 | / |
| Materus | 86 | 2 | / |
| Materau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matereu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Materou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mmateru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Metheru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mauteru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mahatheeru | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matterru | 80 | 73 | / |
| Mathairu | 80 | 21 | / |
| Masterud | 80 | 19 | / |
| Matheroo | 80 | 10 | / |
| Matterud | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mathaaru | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mattharu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Masterus | 80 | 2 | / |
| Maateeru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mathharu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matharau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mataerou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matiru | 77 | 397 | / |
| Mataru | 77 | 389 | / |
| Matoru | 77 | 83 | / |
| Moteru | 77 | 29 | / |
| Meteru | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mathisrud | 75 | 69 | / |
| Maitreheu | 75 | 55 | / |
| Maththaru | 75 | 4 | / |
| Matthirus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masterous | 75 | 0 | / |
| Maitaru | 71 | 209 | / |
| Matarau | 71 | 172 | / |
| Matarru | 71 | 97 | / |
| Metharu | 71 | 55 | / |
| Mattaru | 71 | 25 | / |
| Matairu | 71 | 15 | / |
| Matorou | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mattiru | 71 | 6 | / |
| Meșteru | 71 | 5 | / |
| Matuiru | 71 | 4 | / |
| Matreșu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Meterau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matirou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mautaru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motharu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matarui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matterusch | 71 | 0 | / |
| Maetarau | 67 | 23 | / |
| Mahataru | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mattarau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mattarru | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mastirou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mouterou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Motterud | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maatarau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motheroe | 67 | 0 | / |
Matheru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matheru in the Hindi language | ||
| मठेरू | matheru | - |
| Matheru in the Marathi language | ||
| मथेरु | matheru | 71.43 |
| माथेरु | matheru | 14.29 |
| माथे | mathe | 14.29 |
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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 Matheru
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