Matimo Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Matimo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matimo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania861:615,60037,853
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Matimo (70) may also be a first name.

Matimo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matimo (Hindi: मतीमो) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matimo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,369,340th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Matimo are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 70 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 615,600. In Tanzania Matimo is most common in: Mara Region, where 81 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent reside and The Philippines, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maitimo92114/
Maetimo924/
Matimoh921/
Matimou921/
Matiemo921/
Mathimo921/
Mattimo920/
Maetimoh865/
Meatimoh861/
Mastimos861/
Mataimoh861/
Mattaimo861/
Mathimos860/
Mattimot860/
Matima832,445/
Matumo83727/
Matemo83340/
Motimo83111/
Metimo8344/
Maehtimoh8041/
Meahtimoh801/
Machtimoh801/
Mathumo771,190/
Matimat77109/
Matumho7738/
Mastima7717/
Matisma7717/
Muitimo7710/
Mmatima779/
Maitumo779/
Maitima778/
Matimaa776/
Mataima774/
Matoima774/
Mattima773/
Metimoh773/
Mathemo773/
Matioma772/
Mathima772/
Matiema772/
Moutimo771/
Matimah771/
Matemod771/
Matimha771/
Moetimo771/
Mateumo771/
Mateamo771/
Matemou771/
Mmatemo771/
Mettimo770/
Maithima71208/
Matemgou7111/
Mathimas714/
Mathimma711/
Matimath711/
Maitimaa711/
Matthima711/
Moutimou711/
Matehmoh711/
Machtima711/
Matema675,424/
Motima67662/
Matuma67646/
Mattimath6718/
Metemo6717/
Metima6713/
Metumo671/
Matemá671/
Mátima671/

Matimo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matimo in the Hindi language
मतीमोmatimo-

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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 Matimo
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