Mathumo Surname

315,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mathumo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathumo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana8051:2,717334
South Africa2911:186,17820,298
Zimbabwe741:208,62523,867
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
England81:6,964,757184,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mathumo (259) may also be a first name.

Mathumo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mathumo is found in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mathumo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathumo? popularity and diffusion

Mathumo is the 315,325th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,123,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mathumo live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mathumo is also the 553,262nd most prevalent first name internationally, held by 259 people.

Mathumo is most commonly used in Botswana, where it is borne by 805 people, or 1 in 2,717. Besides Botswana this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 24 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live.

Mathumo Last Name Statistics demography

Mathumo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.86% less than the national average, earning R 145,296 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matumo92727/
Mathuma86101/
Mathomo8649/
Matumho8638/
Mothumo8636/
Maitumo869/
Mgatumo861/
Matumgo861/
Mathimo861/
Mateumo861/
Matoumou804/
Mathouma801/
Matuma77646/
Matomo77173/
Matimo77161/
Motumo77124/
Metumo771/
Metheumou751/
Mathoma711,132/
Maitimo71114/
Matouma7129/
Mmatuma7128/
Mahtuma7119/
Matumat7111/
Mautomo717/
Mothuma716/
Matumah715/
Matomou714/
Maetimo714/
Mothomo713/
Matuema712/
Mathima712/
Matumma712/
Maitomo711/
Meitumo711/
Meteumo711/
Mahatoumou711/
Matiemo711/
Matimoh711/
Mattimo710/
Maithima67208/
Mahtumah67165/
Metoumou6718/
Maetimoh675/
Mathimma671/
Matthima671/
Maatouma671/
Maitouma671/
Mattumma671/
Motoumou671/
Meatimoh671/

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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 Mathumo
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