Matingwe Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matingwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matingwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe411:376,54234,729
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Matingwe Last Name Facts

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

Matingwe is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Matingwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matingwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Matingwe is the 2,979,664th most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Matingwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matingwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 376,542. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Harare Province, where 32 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 22 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 17 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe Matingwe exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motingwe881,164/
Matingue88134/
Matengwe884/
Matingwa882/
Matingwi881/
Mating'wa829/
Mothingwe823/
Metngwe801/
Motingwa75993/
Matengwa75228/
Motengwe752/
Matingui752/
Matinque752/
Matinkwa751/
Matinguha71108/
Mastengue719/
Methengwe713/
Metiengue711/
Mattingby710/
Motengue6327/
Motengwa639/
Matemgue632/
Motingua631/
Matenqwa631/
Matenkue631/
Moutengue592/
Matinquoi591/
Moutngui5097/
Motengua5041/

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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 Matingwe
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