Mathobe Surname
Approximately 319 people bear this surname
Mathobe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 317 | 1:145,678 | 11,680 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Mathobe (24) may also be a first name.
Mathobe Demographics
Mathobe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mathobe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mathobe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mathobe is found most frequently in Kenya. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Mathobe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mathobe? popularity and diffusion
Mathobe is the 855,216th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,844,972 people. The surname Mathobe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mathobe live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Mathobe is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 24 people.
The last name Mathobe is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 317 people, or 1 in 145,678. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Wajir County, where 62 percent are found, Garissa County, where 38 percent are found and Mandera County, where 0 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Mathobe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Mathobe
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