Matinha Surname

677,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matinha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matinha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3841:40,2046,215
Portugal381:274,16410,086
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Matinha (19) may also be a first name.

Matinha Last Name Facts

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

Matinha occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Matinha? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 677,464th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 16,562,604 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Matinha live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Matinha is also the 2,523,061st most frequent forename internationally. It is borne by 19 people.

The last name Matinha is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 384 people, or 1 in 40,204. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 36 percent reside, Harare Province, where 17 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 15 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 9 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matineha931/
Matingeha881/
Matuinhay881/
Matinya861,941/
Matinja86183/
Matinho86131/
Matenha8679/
Motinha8659/
Matynha8628/
Matigna8618/
Matinea861/
Matinia861/
Mathinjaha821/
Matignas80604/
Mathinya80528/
Moitinha80156/
Mathinja8098/
Mottinha8030/
Matineau8013/
Moutinha807/
Mautinho805/
Matingia804/
Matinjau803/
Matinjah803/
Matinias802/
Maitinho802/
Mattinja802/
Mathinia801/
Matihnya801/
Mathinho801/
Matiņa771/
Mathenjha751/
Matynia711,216/
Matenya71269/
Motynha71127/
Motinho7192/
Matenia7145/
Motinya7128/
Matenja718/
Matineo713/
Matenho712/
Matinyo712/
Mategna711/
Matenea711/
Matigno711/
Matinio711/
Matinjo711/
Moutinho6719,251/
Motingea6711,480/
Moitinho673,278/
Motingia671,598/
Mathenia67691/
Mothinya6772/
Mathenja6722/
Mathenya6711/
Motainia675/
Meitinia672/
Matenjoa671/
Mategnau671/
Motienia671/
Mottinho671/
Motinyah671/
Matenhei671/
Maitinio671/

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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 Matinha
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