Matimba Surname

74,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,635 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Matimba Surname Definition:

Matimba is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: a child who is born when beer for funeral rites is ready to be consumed.

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Matimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3,1741:4,864466
Tanzania1,0931:48,4375,423
Zambia6251:25,3602,698
Malawi6011:28,4844,289
South Africa4591:118,03414,047
Swaziland4041:3,213268
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Cameroon591:352,01831,532
England321:1,741,18971,393
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Matimba (4,320) may also be a first name.

Matimba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Matimba is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: a child who is born when beer for funeral rites is ready to be consumed.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'powerful one'.

- supernova7

Matimba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matimba is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matimba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 74,139th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,098,349 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Matimba live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Matimba is also the 105,213th most commonly held given name throughout the world It is held by 4,320 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 3,174 people, or 1 in 4,864. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 28 percent live, Harare Province, where 24 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 11 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 16 percent live and Zambia, where 9 percent live.

Matimba Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Matimba surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Matimba earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 10.91% less than the national average, earning R 211,704 per year and in United States they earn 38.18% less than the national average, earning $26,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathimba93466/
Matimbai93185/
Matiemba9315/
Mataimba9310/
Matimbah938/
Maimba923,094/
Matmba921/
Matimbe8629,174/
Matemba8622,878/
Matumba868,569/
Masimba867,323/
Matimbi86420/
Matimbo8691/
Motimba8663/
Macimba8624/
Maimbai8613/
Metimba863/
Matimwa862/
Matimua861/
Maaimba861/
Maimmba861/
Mamba8391,922/
Mathumba801,151/
Matumbai80555/
Massimba80509/
Mathemba80441/
Machimba80232/
Mathimbi80122/
Matimbei8019/
Matimbou8018/
Moutimba8014/
Mathimbe8010/
Matimbhe804/
Maitimbi803/
Masimbai802/
Maitemba802/
Matimbeh802/
Matembea802/
Maitimua801/
Masimbau801/
Mastemba801/
Maatimbe801/
Matembaz801/
Matuimbi801/
Maitumba801/
Matimbos801/
Mathinba801/
Mothimba801/
Maimbo773,806/
Maumba772,533/
Mgamba771,648/
Mambea77964/
Mhamba77634/
Mammba77532/
Maamba77509/
Mambai77424/
Mambat77276/
Mmamba77268/
Moimba77169/
Mamboa7790/
Mambau7767/
Mambay7753/
Mambap7721/
Mambha7719/
Mambaa7710/
Mambad778/
Mambas774/
Mahmba773/
Maymba772/
Matmbo772/
Mambaí771/
Manmba771/
Meamba771/
Motmba771/
Mambaz771/
Motaimbay7527/
Motaimbai754/
Matiembou752/
Mathiombe751/
Maissemba751/
Matembe7127,570/
Matembo7111,958/
Matumbo712,098/
Motumba71910/
Masemba71786/
Masimbo71757/
Mambait71242/
Mosimba71195/
Maumbas71157/
Motimbe71117/
Metumba71114/
Matemwa71114/
Manimpa7125/
Mambach7121/
Macinba7112/
Mambhai7111/
Matembi718/
Motemba716/
Manmbay714/
Maambah713/
M'Mamba713/
Motimbo712/
Maimbou712/
Maumbay712/
Matemua712/
Matenba712/
Mahmbai711/
Mamboha711/
Maamboa711/
Moimbah711/
Mambeah711/
Maismbo711/
Masmbai711/
Maambai711/
Maimbuo711/
Manmbai711/
Mambais711/
Moimbai711/
Mambaha711/
Mhambau711/
M'Ambau711/
Mainbai711/
Manmbat711/
Mamba's711/
Mastinbaux710/
Mambo67100,143/
Machemba678,429/
Momba674,870/
Massimbo672,145/
Machimbo671,086/
Maitemwa67547/
Manba67356/
Mathembo67239/
Mathembe67162/
Mathumbo67121/
Matumbei67112/
Motaimbo6727/
Metinbay6718/
Mathembi6718/
Matyombe6713/
Mattembo6710/
Mossimba6710/
Massemba679/
Mambaits676/
Mochimba675/
Methemba675/
Mmahamba674/
Moutimbo674/
Moteamba674/
Moutemba674/
Mothemba673/
Manimpah672/
Mainbach672/
Maisenba672/
Mateembe672/
Mamva672/
Masymbai671/
Mangimpa671/
Mathemwa671/
Massinba671/
Mattemwa671/
Matumboh671/
Mautemwa671/
Matinbou671/
Maetembo671/
Maisembo671/
Maitinwa671/
Mothumba671/
Moutimbe671/
Moutimbi671/
Mastembi671/
Matembei671/
Mahammba671/

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