Matopi Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matopi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matopi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1481:104,31214,575
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Matopi (267) may also be a first name.

Matopi Last Name Facts

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

Matopi is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matopi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 956,400th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 26,694,307 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matopi live; 73 percent live in Southern Africa and 73 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Matopi is also the 544,256th most frequently occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 267 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 104,312. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 31 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 20 percent live and Midlands Province, where 20 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent live and South Africa, where 12 percent live.

Matopi Last Name Statistics demography

Matopi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.14% less than the national average, earning R 49,560 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matopai9213/
Mathopi921/
Matopie921/
Maitopi921/
Mahatopi863/
Matope8316,098/
Motopi83676/
Matapi83410/
Matopa83177/
Matepi837/
Metopi831/
Matopá831/
Mathopa771,376/
Mathope771,230/
Mothopi77636/
Matapid7790/
Matapit7764/
Matapis7720/
Matepai7710/
Mathapi779/
Matapui775/
Matapei774/
Mattepi774/
Maitope773/
Matapio773/
Matopeh771/
Matopha771/
Mahtapi771/
Mahatapi7116/
Mastaphi719/
Mathapit716/
Mathophe713/
Maetahpi713/
Mothophi712/
Mathapai712/
Maitoppe711/
Mastaupi711/
Matopher711/
Matthapi711/
Mathappi711/
Matoppey710/
Matapa672,352/
Matepe67119/
Matape67107/
Motopa6754/
Motope6725/
Metapi6715/
Motapi6710/
Metope673/
Matapy672/
Mathapait671/
Matapí671/
Metepi671/
Motepi671/

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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 Matopi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis