Matobo Surname

250,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,581 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Matobo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho5371:3,785702
DR Congo4991:148,05515,508
Zambia2301:68,9136,053
South Africa1291:419,98236,405
Botswana721:30,3746,067
Zimbabwe551:280,69528,958
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Matobo (221) may also be a first name.

Matobo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matobo is found in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matobo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 250,767th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,609,453 people. The surname Matobo occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Matobo are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 606,684th most commonly held first name globally, held by 221 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 537 people, or 1 in 3,785. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Maseru District, where 67 percent live, Mafeteng District, where 24 percent live and Berea District, where 3 percent live. Aside from Lesotho Matobo exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 32 percent live and Zambia, where 15 percent live.

Matobo Last Name Statistics demography

Matobo earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 11% more than the national average, earning R 263,772 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathobo92857/
Maitobo9212/
Matobho926/
Mahtobo922/
Mattobo921/
Matobou921/
Matoobo921/
Matoubo921/
Mautobo921/
Matoubou862/
Matoba8319,503/
Matowo831,881/
Metobo83740/
Matebo83667/
Matabo83158/
Motobo83107/
Matovo8390/
Matubo837/
Maithobou801/
Matosbosh801/
Matouba77882/
Mataboo77549/
Matabos77132/
Moitobo77127/
Mattowo7791/
Motoubo7788/
Mattebo7773/
Mathoba7767/
Matompo7765/
Mataboh7762/
Mathabo7751/
Mathebo7730/
Matobad7727/
Matoiba7720/
'Matoba7717/
Maitabo7711/
Mathubo7710/
Matoowa778/
Matoeba777/
Mathowo775/
Matabou775/
Mastoba774/
Mataboy773/
Matovoi773/
Matuboi772/
Matooba772/
Mateebo772/
Maitowo772/
Mothobo772/
Moutobo772/
Motobot772/
Matoová771/
Matoowo771/
Mataabo771/
Matuboy771/
Maetabo771/
Maatabo771/
Maatubo771/
Motobou771/
Matuibo771/
Mahtabo771/
Matabooe71434/
Maitouwo71112/
Maitouba7117/
Mahatovo7116/
Matabooa7111/
Maathoba719/
'Mathabo718/
Mastovoy716/
Masthabo715/
Matavoos712/
Mmathabo712/
Mahatabo711/
Mastaboi711/
Mateubou711/
Matabodh711/
Matabooh711/
Matabous711/
Maastubo711/
Maitabou711/
Metoubou711/
Mataboch711/
Mastovoi711/
Matehboh711/
Mataba677,149/
Matuba674,517/
Matova671,616/
Mateba671,411/
Matowa67651/
Motabo67601/
Motebo67272/
Matová67251/
Motoba67243/
Matavo67195/
Mahtabood67139/
Matawo67133/
Metabo6776/
Mahtaboud6727/
Moutoubou6714/
Motowo674/
Matoswood673/
Metoba673/
Motovo672/
Matheubou671/
Matuvo671/

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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 Matobo
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