Matobwe Surname
Approximately 238 people bear this surname
Matobwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 154 | 1:102,922 | 8,187 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
Matobwe (30) may also be a first name.
Matobwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matobwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matobwe is found most frequently in Zambia. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matobwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,052,587th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matobwe are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 30 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 102,922. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Copperbelt Province, where 51 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 21 percent reside and Luapula Province, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Zambia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 29 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matebwe | 86 | 215 | / |
| Matabwe | 86 | 28 | / |
| Matubwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Maitobbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matabwa | 71 | 3,086 | / |
| Matabue | 71 | 34 | / |
| Matubwa | 71 | 17 | / |
| Matapwe | 71 | 13 | / |
| Matopwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Matubwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matebue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matepwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matabbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maitopwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Maytebwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matabva | 57 | 29 | / |
| Matapwa | 57 | 4 | / |
| Matuvwi | 57 | 2 | / |
| Matubui | 57 | 2 | / |
| Matabui | 57 | 1 | / |
| Motabwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Motubwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Matovui | 57 | 1 | / |
| Maytubby | 53 | 213 | / |
| Maitabbi | 53 | 3 | / |
| Maytubbi | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Matobwe
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