Matondo Surname

3,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147,891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Matondo Surname User-submission:

The Matondo surname originates in the Kongo (BaKongo) tribe, meaning 'Thanksgiving'.

Matondo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo98,9261:74760
Congo26,1331:19115
Angola11,4371:2,360398
Tanzania6,2011:8,5381,125
Zimbabwe1,6981:9,0921,115
Philippines1,1271:89,83015,656
Malawi4441:38,5575,632
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Zambia4111:38,5643,845
France3451:192,53029,961
Belgium2661:43,2207,064
South Africa811:668,86148,796
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
England631:884,41445,970
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Swaziland41:324,550996
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Matondo (16,679) may also be a first name.

Matondo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Matondo surname originates in the Kongo (BaKongo) tribe, meaning 'Thanksgiving'.

- mfumuyabantu

Matondo Last Name Facts

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

Matondo occurs most in The DR Congo. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matondo? popularity and diffusion

Matondo is the 3,792nd most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 49,276 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Matondo live; 85 percent live in Central Africa and 85 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Matondo is also the 43,114th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 16,679 people.

This last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 98,926 people, or 1 in 747. Other than The DR Congo Matondo exists in 59 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 18 percent live and Angola, where 8 percent live.

Matondo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Matondo surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.82% registered with the political party.

The amount Matondo earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 39.37% less than the national average, earning R 144,072 per year; in United States they earn 22.88% less than the national average, earning $33,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.3% less than the national average, earning $33,634 CAD per year.

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