Mathuva Surname

470,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mathuva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathuva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7041:65,5966,306
India71:109,580,769786,157
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mathuva (206) may also be a first name.

Mathuva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mathuva (Hindi: मठुवा) is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathuva? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 470,770th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 10,220,962 people. Mathuva is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mathuva live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 630,600th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 206 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 704 people, or 1 in 65,596. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Makueni County, where 42 percent are found, Kitui County, where 39 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent are found and Sudan, where 0 percent are found.

Mathuva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathuvha931/
Matuva92183/
Mathuba86778/
Mathuwa86506/
Matueva86151/
Mathiva8615/
Matouva863/
Mathuvi861/
Matusva861/
Mattuva861/
Mathuvis8036/
Mathubai803/
Maytueva801/
Mathujwa801/
Mathumpa801/
Matuba774,517/
Matuwa77564/
Mativa77331/
Matuvi77235/
Matuve772/
Matuvo771/
Metuva771/
Mathubhai753/
Mathuthua751/
Matieva711,776/
Matouba71882/
Mathube71403/
Mathiwa71267/
Matumpa71111/
Matubay71101/
Matubai7193/
Mathoba7167/
Mothuba7165/
Motueva7134/
Matuhwa7127/
Metueva7117/
Mativha7113/
Mathubo7110/
Matuvei717/
Majtuba715/
Matuive714/
Matouwa713/
Matoeva713/
Matuuba712/
Mativai712/
Matuvej712/
Maituwa712/
Matauwa712/
Mahatauvas711/
Mathuwe711/
Matuway711/
Mastuba711/
Mathubi711/
Matubaz711/
Matuwat711/
Matuuwa711/
Mateuwa711/
Matauvi711/
Matuvis711/
Matueua711/
Maituba711/
Matiwha711/
Matuwas711/
Matusba711/
Mattiva711/
Matoumpa6761/
Maytieva6758/
Matouwai6758/
Mattieva6745/
Mottueva6728/
Maitouba6717/
Mothubai6713/
Maathoba679/
Mautieva676/
Mahtieva675/
Moutouva674/
Matubhai674/
Maitouwa673/
Methivaj672/
Mathuwes671/
Maitieva671/
Matouway671/
Matievaa671/
Maatieva671/
Mathievo671/
Maithube671/
Mathiwai671/
Mathivho671/

Mathuva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mathuva in the Hindi language
मठुवाmathuva80
मथुवाmathuva20

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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 Mathuva
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