Matolwa Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Matolwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 93 | 1:569,265 | 36,354 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
Matolwa (27) may also be a first name.
Matolwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matolwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matolwa is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matolwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,849,867th most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. Matolwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matolwa live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Matolwa is also the 2,036,353rd most common first name in the world. It is borne by 27 people.
It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 569,265. In Tanzania Matolwa is most common in: Mwanza Region, where 98 percent live, Kagera Region, where 1 percent live and Rukwa Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matholwa | 93 | 5 | / |
| Matulwa | 86 | 152 | / |
| Matalwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Motolwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matolwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matholwe | 80 | 8 | / |
| Matalwad | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mathelwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Motoelwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matulua | 71 | 21 | / |
| Matalua | 71 | 21 | / |
| Matalwe | 71 | 6 | / |
| M'Motoelwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Matulwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matulwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathulwe | 67 | 570 | / |
| Mothulwa | 67 | 40 | / |
| Maitalba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matalvad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mothaelwa | 63 | 72 | / |
| Matasilua | 63 | 48 | / |
| Motholuoa | 63 | 19 | / |
| Matusilua | 63 | 4 | / |
| Matalvo | 57 | 2 | / |
| Matalbo | 57 | 2 | / |
| Matalvi | 57 | 2 | / |
| Motalba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mothulwe | 53 | 182 | / |
| Motallwi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mattalve | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Matolwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis