Matiure Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matiure Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matiure Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1841:83,90312,221
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Matiure Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matiure is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Matiure? popularity and diffusion

The last name Matiure is the 1,244,200th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Matiure live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 184 people, or 1 in 83,903. In Zimbabwe Matiure is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 21 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 20 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 16 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iceland, where 1 percent live and Namibia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matihure931/
Matiur92663/
Matiour8662/
Mastiur8630/
Matjiur865/
Matihur862/
Matiura862/
Mathiur861/
Matieur860/
Mathieur8051/
Matjurie801/
Matijura801/
Motiur771,944/
Matjur774/
Matjuri715/
Matyura714/
Matyuri711/
Matjore711/
Matiurraja711/
Mathyur711/
Mathyuri673/
Mateiori671/
Mahteour671/
Mateyuri671/
Matyuraja631/
Matjor624/
Mateor621/
Matjora5794/
Matayor574/
Mateora572/
Motjore571/
Matoyor570/
Matajora538/
Mosttyur531/
Mothyuri531/
Mateoorr531/
Matteory530/

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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 Matiure
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