Matimu Surname

422,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 821 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Matimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4631:99,7418,752
Tanzania1971:268,73921,270
Thailand1211:583,78899,456
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Matimu (625) may also be a first name.

Matimu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matimu is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matimu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 422,155th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 8,876,426 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Matimu live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 333,332nd most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 625 people.

The surname Matimu is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 463 people, or 1 in 99,741. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nairobi County, where 31 percent reside, Nyeri County, where 16 percent reside and Muranga County, where 16 percent reside. Barring Kenya Matimu occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 24 percent reside and Thailand, where 15 percent reside.

Matimu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Matimu earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 9.72% less than the national average, earning $44,852 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maitimu921,169/
Matimhu9235/
Maytimu927/
Mastimu925/
Mathimu921/
Matimou921/
Matimud921/
Matgimu921/
Mattimud865/
Maitimus864/
Matemu833,904/
Matumu83299/
Motimu831/
Mathumu77171/
Mathemu7798/
Matemmu7728/
Mattemu7713/
Matemau774/
Matemgu771/
Matemou771/
Matemui771/
Matemut771/
Matuumu771/
Matimoe771/
Mattimoe71422/
Maitimoe71224/
Mattemmu7133/
Matemgou7111/
Mathhumu711/
Mahatumu711/
Mosthimu711/
Moutimou711/
Motumu6722/
Metumu6713/
Metemu671/
Metemou623/
Metheumou531/

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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 Matimu
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