Matokwe Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matokwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matokwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1241:124,50216,668
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Matokwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matokwe occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matokwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,409,418th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Matokwe live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Matokwe is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 124,502. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 54 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 32 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 7 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe Matokwe is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 19 percent are found and Iceland, where 1 percent are found.

Matokwe Last Name Statistics demography

Matokwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.99% less than the national average, earning R 135,468 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathokwe931/
Matokhwe931/
Matekwe86832/
Matakwe8643/
Motokwe8637/
Matokwa8614/
Matogwe861/
Matukwe861/
Mathokwa8059/
Mathukwe807/
Mothokwe804/
Mathokwi802/
Matakwei801/
Mathakwe801/
Matokoue801/
Mathokgwa752/
Mathakgwe751/
Matogwa71514/
Matakwa71170/
Matukwa7192/
Motokwa7187/
Matogue7160/
Matoque7159/
Motukwe7112/
Mategwe7110/
Metekwe713/
Motakwe713/
Matekwi712/
Matogbe711/
Matukwi711/
Metokue711/
Matakue711/
Matugwe711/
Motokwi711/
Mothokwa67542/
Matougue67218/
Mathukwi6763/
Mothukwe674/
Mattakwa671/
Methekwe671/
Mothakwe671/
Motukwei671/
Maitogue671/
Maitukwa671/
Mattogue671/
Mothokwi671/

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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 Matokwe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis