Matobola Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Matobola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matobola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Matobola (48) may also be a first name.

Matobola Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matobola has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matobola? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Matobola is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matobola reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Matobola is also the 1,448,253rd most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 48 people.

It is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 5,283,307. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Central Province, where 33 percent live, Southern Province, where 33 percent live and Western Province, where 33 percent live. Apart from Zambia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 20 percent live.

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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 Matobola
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