Matiwo Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matiwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matiwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Matiwo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matiwo has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Matiwo.

How Common Is The Last Name Matiwo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Matiwo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matiwo live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Matiwo is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 671,228. In Zimbabwe Matiwo is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 52 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 43 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 4 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe Matiwo is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 4 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mateiwo921/
Maitiewo861/
Maytiwos861/
Mattiwos861/
Maithiwo861/
Mativo834,125/
Matibo83356/
Matiwa83347/
Matewo83133/
Matuwo83102/
Metiwo831/
Mathiwa77267/
Mhatiwa7798/
Mateawo7758/
Maituwo7748/
Matiwat7734/
Matiova7733/
Mgatiwa7718/
Matiboi7715/
Matiwah778/
Mattiwa774/
Matibou773/
Matiwas773/
Mathibo773/
Mataiwa772/
Matijwa772/
Matisuo772/
Maitiwa771/
Matiboy771/
Matiewa771/
Mataivo771/
Mathewo771/
Matiwha771/
Matuibo771/
Matywos771/
Maitaiwa71109/
Mataiwua7179/
Mathiova716/
Mahatiwa712/
Matiwahe711/
Maytioua711/
Mathievo711/
Matgaiwa711/
Metiewou711/
Mathivho711/
Mathijwa711/
Matthewo711/
Matewa671,704/
Matebo67667/
Matiba67575/
Matuwa67564/
Mativa67331/
Motivo67168/
Matthiwat6763/
Motiwa6749/
Matevo6724/
Motewo6719/
Motibo6711/
Metuwo678/
Metiwa674/
Matywa671/
Motuwo671/
Matheswos671/
Matuvo671/
Matjwa671/
Matteewos671/

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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 Matiwo
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