Matheru Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Matheru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matheru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1481:312,02619,474
India151:51,137,692512,385
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Matheru (32) may also be a first name.

Matheru Last Name Facts

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

Matheru (Hindi: मठेरू, Marathi: मथेरु) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Matheru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,286,243rd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. This surname is predominantly 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 widespread forename at a global level. It is borne by 32 people.

The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 312,026. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 47 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 41 percent reside and Narok County, where 6 percent reside. Not including Kenya Matheru exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent reside and Tanzania, where 7 percent reside.

Matheru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Matheru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matheru in the Hindi language
मठेरूmatheru-
Matheru in the Marathi language
मथेरुmatheru71.43
माथेरुmatheru14.29
माथेmathe14.29

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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
  • 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 Matheru
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