Matongwe Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Matongwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Matongwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matongwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matongwe has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matongwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matongwe live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 7,924,961. In Zambia Matongwe is most frequent in: Lusaka Province, where 50 percent live. Barring Zambia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matungwe | 88 | 372 | / |
| Matangwe | 88 | 178 | / |
| Matongwa | 88 | 37 | / |
| Matongue | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mathangwe | 82 | 15 | / |
| Matong'wa | 82 | 9 | / |
| Mathungwe | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mathomgwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maitongue | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matoingue | 82 | 1 | / |
| Madtoingue | 78 | 386 | / |
| Madtoïngue | 78 | 9 | / |
| Matoungoue | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matungwa | 75 | 1,243 | / |
| Matangwa | 75 | 798 | / |
| Motongwa | 75 | 42 | / |
| Matangue | 75 | 29 | / |
| Metangwe | 75 | 24 | / |
| Metongue | 75 | 10 | / |
| Matungwi | 75 | 9 | / |
| Motongbe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matonkwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Motongue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mathungwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Methengwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Matangwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matangkwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motongw'a | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motong'wa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Metoungue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathangwa | 71 | 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 Matongwe
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