Matiave Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Matiave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matiave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
France11:66,422,722504,397

Matiave Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matiave is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Matiave.

How Common Is The Last Name Matiave? popularity and diffusion

The surname Matiave is the 3,373,373rd most numerous last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. Matiave occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Matiave reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Matiave is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: West Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon Matiave is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 35 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside.

Matiave Last Name Statistics demography

Matiave earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.62% less than the national average, earning R 65,076 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matiabe86739/
Metiave8661/
Matiavi8613/
Matiawe862/
Matijava803/
Mathiawe801/
Matihava801/
Matihabe801/
Metiaveu801/
Mathiabe801/
Matiaba713,592/
Matiová71372/
Matjabe7154/
Matiabi7142/
Matiova7133/
Matyabe7112/
Matjawe712/
Metiawe711/
Mathiová6765/
Mathiova676/
Motihabe676/
Matihaba672/
Mathiaba672/
Matjhabe671/
Matihabi671/
Matyampe671/

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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 Matiave
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