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 can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Matobwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Matobwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,052,587th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matobwe live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Matobwe is also the 1,911,214th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 30 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 102,922. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Copperbelt Province, where 51 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 21 percent are found and Luapula Province, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Zambia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found.
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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