Matonhodze Surname

220,047th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matonhodze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matonhodze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,7931:8,6101,030
Botswana281:78,10513,263
England201:2,785,90397,972
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Matonhodze (64) may also be a first name.

Matonhodze Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matonhodze is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matonhodze? popularity and diffusion

The last name Matonhodze is the 220,047th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,924,365 people. Matonhodze occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Matonhodze live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Matonhodze is also the 1,223,525th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 64 people.

This surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,793 people, or 1 in 8,610. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 22 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 19 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matonodze9520/
Matonhoddze951/
Matonhoze951/
Matonhedze9052/
Matonhodza908/
Motonhodze901/
Matonhadze901/
Matenhedze801/
Mateneze671/
Matanaze671/
Motonoche631/
Matangadzi601/
Matanachai502/

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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 Matonhodze
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