Matigimu Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matigimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matigimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3451:44,7496,886
England31:18,572,686338,250

Matigimu (72) may also be a first name.

Matigimu Last Name Facts

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

Matigimu is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matigimu? popularity and diffusion

Matigimu is the 804,502nd most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 20,941,224 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Matigimu are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 72 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 345 people, or 1 in 44,749. In Zimbabwe Matigimu is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 46 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 16 percent live and Harare Province, where 16 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matgimu931/
Matisimu882/
Matigumu881/
Matgimeuya781/
Matagium751/
Mutgim711/
Maidagiam711/
Madigem677/
Madigyem6312/
Madagiem6312/
Madigema631/
Madegiem631/
Mategemeo5955/
Mudagiyam591/
Mattagemm591/
Mategemeyo5648/
Modigem533/
Mudugiamuwa531/
Madagem531/
Madegyem5051/
Madogyom5015/
Mudogimo509/
Madagemm502/

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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 Matigimu
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