Matorwa Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Matorwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 30 | 1:514,608 | 41,883 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Matorwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matorwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matorwa is found most in Zimbabwe. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matorwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Matorwa is the 3,055,934th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. Matorwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matorwa live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Matorwa is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 514,608. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Harare Province, where 70 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 30 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe Matorwa occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent are found and Tanzania, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maitourwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mathorwad | 88 | 1 | / |
| Materwa | 86 | 72 | / |
| Matarwa | 86 | 18 | / |
| Matorwe | 86 | 13 | / |
| Maturwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Motorwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mataurwa | 80 | 14 | / |
| Mahtarwa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Matarhwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Matarwai | 80 | 4 | / |
| Motorway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matarwad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matourbai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matherway | 75 | 0 | / |
| Maturwe | 71 | 26 | / |
| Materua | 71 | 18 | / |
| Matarwe | 71 | 10 | / |
| Meterwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Matarwy | 71 | 5 | / |
| Matarba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Materwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matarua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Materva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matarweh | 67 | 48 | / |
| Mheterwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Maturwey | 67 | 11 | / |
| Maturbai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Matharwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maturuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhatarba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mataurwe | 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 Matorwa
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