Matiabe Surname

457,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 739 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Matiabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matiabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea5721:14,2551,366
Kenya1631:283,31218,418
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Matiabe (338) may also be a first name.

Matiabe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matiabe is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Matiabe? popularity and diffusion

Matiabe is the 457,658th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,861,361 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 77 percent of Matiabe are found; 77 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 77 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 475,334th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 338 people.

The surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 572 people, or 1 in 14,255. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Hela, where 92 percent live, National Capital District, where 5 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 1 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea Matiabe exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 22 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Matiabe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Matiabe surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matihabe931/
Mathiabe931/
Matiaba863,592/
Matjabe8654/
Matiabi8642/
Matiave8634/
Matyabe8612/
Matiawe862/
Motihabe806/
Matihaba802/
Mathiaba802/
Matjhabe801/
Matihabi801/
Mathiawe801/
Matyaba71257/
Motiobe7168/
Matjabi7161/
Matyobe7160/
Matiova7133/
Matjaba7123/
Matiavi7113/
Matjobe714/
Matjawe712/
Motiabi711/
Motihabi6712/
Mathiova676/
Matijava673/
Moitiaba672/
Motihaba671/
Matihava671/
Matyampe671/
Matyabaj671/
Matyabai671/

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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 Matiabe
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