Matombwe Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Matombwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matombwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Matombwe (35) may also be a first name.

Matombwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matombwe occurs most in The DR Congo. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matombwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,806,862nd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. Matombwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matombwe reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 35 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 717,277. Beside The DR Congo this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matambwe88241/
Matumbwe88234/
Matembwe8872/
Matombwa8831/
Mathambwe821/
Mmatambwe821/
Matuumbwe821/
Mattumbwe821/
Matambue7535/
Matumbwa7521/
Matembue754/
Motombwa753/
Matambwi752/
Matambwa751/
Motambwa631/

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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
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  • 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 Matombwe
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