Matipa Surname

77,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Matipa Surname Definition:

Matipa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: mud.

Matipa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,4631:29,9963,762
Zambia1,5071:10,5181,211
Tanzania1,2021:44,0455,001
Malawi8101:21,1353,253
South Africa1001:541,77742,852
Zimbabwe691:223,74325,019
India561:13,697,596234,369
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Matipa (987) may also be a first name.

Matipa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Matipa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: mud.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Matipa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matipa (Hindi: मतीपा, Russian: Матипа) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Matipa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matipa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 77,806th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,159,699 people. Matipa is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Matipa live; 40 percent live in Southern Africa and 40 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 256,409th most frequently used forename globally, held by 987 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 2,463 people, or 1 in 29,996. Without taking into account The DR Congo it exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 24 percent reside and Tanzania, where 19 percent reside.

Matipa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Matipa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 18.04% less than the national average, earning R 194,760 per year and in United States they earn 83.76% more than the national average, earning $79,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathipa924,945/
Mattipa9244/
Matipas9212/
Mataipa927/
Matippa927/
Matiopa922/
Mastipa922/
Matuipa921/
Matipay921/
Matihpa921/
Matiepa921/
Mattiopa861/
Mattippa861/
Matipaya861/
Matupa832,030/
Matepa831,088/
Matipo83242/
Matipe8353/
Matipi8321/
Matipó836/
Metipa833/
Motipa833/
Mathiphai801/
Maithipas801/
Matipei77599/
Maitipe77522/
Mathipe77382/
Mathupa7773/
Motipay7758/
Mathepa7730/
Mattipi7725/
Mathipi7724/
Motipah7714/
Matuppa7710/
Matiopi7710/
Matepai7710/
Mattepa774/
Matipie773/
Matupah772/
Matipou772/
Mattupa771/
Matepfa771/
Matupha771/
Motispa771/
Mothipa771/
Madtupa771/
Matipid771/
Mateppa771/
Matepha771/
Matepau771/
Matepaa771/
Mastipahhj756/
Mathupha71125/
Mashtepa7158/
Mataiphi7121/
Mathupau717/
Mattuppa716/
Mahtupah715/
Matheppa711/
Mastepha711/
Mathiphe711/
Motupa671,179/
Motepa67596/
Matepo67475/
Matepe67119/
Motipe6751/
Motipi6738/
Matupo6731/
Metupa6728/
Matepi677/
Metipo677/
Metepa673/
Motipo671/
Mastipher670/

Matipa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matipa in the Hindi language
मतीपाmatipa50
मतिपाmatipa50
Matipa in the Russian language
Матипаmatipa-

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