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 surname Matobola is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matobola? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matobola live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 48 people.

The surname is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 5,283,307. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Central Province, where 33 percent are found, Southern Province, where 33 percent are found and Western Province, where 33 percent are found. Beside Zambia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 20 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 20 percent are found.

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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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