Matirira Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matirira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Matirira Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3031:50,9517,760
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Matirira Last Name Facts

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

Matirira is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matirira? popularity and diffusion

The last name Matirira is the 883,255th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 23,893,593 people. The surname Matirira is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matirira reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 303 people, or 1 in 50,951. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Mashonaland West Province, where 51 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 25 percent live and Harare Province, where 10 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matirera8848/
Maturira887/
Matiriri881/
Materirea827/
Maitiriro821/
Matureira821/
Maturura75134/
Materura7522/
Maturiro7519/
Materera759/
Matirere751/
Mateariri712/
Maiturera711/
Materere63101/
Materero634/
Moteriro631/
Matereure5944/
Mateerere5925/
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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 Matirira
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