Matongwa Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Matongwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Matongwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matongwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matongwa has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Matongwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Matongwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,228,735th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Matongwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matongwa reside; 62 percent reside in Southern Africa and 62 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Matongwa is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 701,738. In Zimbabwe Matongwa is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 32 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 32 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 27 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe Matongwa exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 24 percent are found and Tanzania, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matong'wa | 94 | 9 | / |
| Matungwa | 88 | 1,243 | / |
| Matangwa | 88 | 798 | / |
| Motongwa | 88 | 42 | / |
| Matongwe | 88 | 3 | / |
| Matonkwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mathengwa | 82 | 29 | / |
| Mathungwa | 82 | 4 | / |
| Matangwai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mathangwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Motong'wa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Motongw'a | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matangkwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matangua | 75 | 1,389 | / |
| Matungwe | 75 | 372 | / |
| Matangwe | 75 | 178 | / |
| Motungwa | 75 | 12 | / |
| Matungwi | 75 | 9 | / |
| Matunqwa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Matungua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matongue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matonqua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mathangwe | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mathungwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mothengwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Maitankwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Maitongue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matoingue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matanguai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathangua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathomgwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mothungwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madtoingue | 67 | 386 | / |
| Madtoïngue | 67 | 9 | / |
| Matoungoue | 67 | 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 Matongwa
- 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