Matiwu Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Matiwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Matiwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matiwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matiwu is found most in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Matiwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Matiwu is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Matiwu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matiwu live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Matiwu is most common in: Lagos, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathiwu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Matewu | 83 | 1,310 | / |
| Matibu | 83 | 75 | / |
| Mativu | 83 | 54 | / |
| Matuwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mathewu | 77 | 38 | / |
| Mativhu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mathibu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Maituwu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Matibou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mattewu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mattivu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Maitibu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matibau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mothiwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matewush | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mativaud | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mateewus | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mativaux | 71 | 1 | / |
| Metiewou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matthewu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matebu | 67 | 518 | / |
| Matuvu | 67 | 43 | / |
| Mathivaud | 67 | 29 | / |
| Matevu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Motibu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motuwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matebou | 62 | 13 | / |
| Mathebu | 62 | 5 | / |
| Matevhu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Matevus | 62 | 2 | / |
| Matuuvu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Motibuy | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mattevu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mothibu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Matevush | 57 | 15 | / |
| Mathevus | 57 | 2 | / |
| Motebu | 50 | 428 | / |
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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 Matiwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis