Mathewa Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Mathewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Mathewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mathewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mathewa occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mathewa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 45 percent of Mathewa are found; 45 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 45 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
The surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Western, where 85 percent reside, Morobe, where 8 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.
Mathewa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Mathewa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mathewa surname rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Mathewa
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