Matimla Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Matimla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matimla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2351:225,28318,694
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Matimla Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matimla is most common in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Matimla click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matimla? popularity and diffusion

Matimla is the 1,058,336th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. The last name Matimla is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matimla are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 235 people, or 1 in 225,283. In Tanzania Matimla is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 95 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent live and Arusha Region, where 0 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matumla862,573/
Masimla86262/
Matemla86171/
Mamla83531/
Masimlad8085/
Massimla808/
Masiemla801/
Mathumla801/
Matumlah801/
Mamlai7774/
Mamlay7753/
Mamlia7753/
Mainla7712/
Mamlat778/
Mamlad773/
Mamlas771/
Mausimlay7514/
Matumilla751/
Motimella751/
Matthumla751/
Manilla713,564/
Masemla71130/
Mainela7120/
Mattemella7115/
Mamlash714/
Mahamla713/
Masinla713/
Mamlatt711/
Mhamlla711/
Mamlaph711/
Manla676,254/
Mainella671,022/
Mamlo67373/
Momla67149/
Masinlay6744/
Mahamlat678/
Mannilla676/
Manillas674/
Maniella673/
Mangilla673/
Masinlia671/
Mahamlia671/
Mainlash670/

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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 Matimla
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