Matimbwi Surname

186,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Matimbwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matimbwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,2641:23,3842,881
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Matimbwi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matimbwi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Matimbwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 186,601st most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,211,788 people. The surname Matimbwi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matimbwi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,264 people, or 1 in 23,384. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 53 percent reside, Njombe Region, where 14 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matimbwa886,409/
Masimbwi881/
Mambwi8627/
Mattimbwa821/
Maimbwa8080/
Maimbwe807/
Mamhbwi801/
Matumbwe75234/
Matembwe7572/
Metimbwe7523/
Matembwa752/
Mambwe7158,688/
Mambwa712,991/
Mombwi71157/
Mambui7135/
Matuumbwe711/
Mambbi711/
Mattumbwe711/
Maumbwe6792/
Maumbwa6760/
Maambwe6721/
Manbwij673/
Maambwa672/
Mambweh671/
Moimbwa671/
Mhambwe671/
Maymbwe671/
Manmbwe671/

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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 Matimbwi
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