Matopo Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Matopo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matopo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin471:219,90620,230
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Matopo (79) may also be a first name.

Matopo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matopo has its highest incidence in Benin. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Matopo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matopo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Matopo is the 1,828,462nd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Matopo are found; 46 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Matopo is also the 1,083,225th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 79 people.

The surname Matopo is most frequent in Benin, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 219,906. In Benin Matopo is mostly concentrated in: Atakora Department, where 98 percent live and Zou Department, where 2 percent live. Other than Benin this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathopo92247/
Matopoh9231/
Mastopo9223/
Matopod922/
Mathopho861/
Matapo83690/
Matepo83475/
Matopa83177/
Motopo8340/
Matopá831/
Mathopa771,376/
Mathapo77916/
Maitapo77130/
Motopos7725/
Mastopa7714/
Mautapo777/
Mothopo775/
Matapod774/
Maetopa772/
Mathepo772/
Matapos772/
Motopod771/
Matopha771/
Motopoh771/
Motoupo771/
Mattapo771/
Maitoudpou751/
Mothopho711/
Metoupou711/
Maitopga711/
Mattapoh711/
Matatpou711/
Mahatapo711/
Matapa672,352/
Matepa671,088/
Metopa67123/
Motopa6754/
Motapo6747/
Metapo6722/
Motepo673/

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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 Matopo
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