Mathewu Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Mathewu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mathewu (89) may also be a first name.
Mathewu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mathewu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mathewu (Oriya: ମାଥୁ) is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mathewu? popularity and diffusion
Mathewu is the 3,185,033rd most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Mathewu live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,011,231st most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 89 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria Mathewu is mostly found in: Niger, where 47 percent live, Kogi, where 22 percent live and Lagos, where 9 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthewu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Matewu | 92 | 1,310 | / |
| Mathebu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mathiwu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mattewu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Matewush | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mateewus | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mathevus | 80 | 2 | / |
| Matebu | 77 | 518 | / |
| Matawu | 77 | 305 | / |
| Matiwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Matevu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Matowu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mothebu | 71 | 39 | / |
| Matebou | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mativhu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mathibu | 71 | 8 | / |
| Matevhu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Matevus | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mothiwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathavu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mattevu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Metiewou | 67 | 1 | / |
Mathewu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mathewu in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଥୁ | mathu | - |
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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 Mathewu
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