Matotola Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Matotola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matotola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1411:375,47227,321
South Africa841:644,97347,754
England11:55,718,059489,080

Matotola (11) may also be a first name.

Matotola Last Name Facts

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

Matotola occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matotola? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,088,856th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. Matotola occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matotola reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 11 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 375,472. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 98 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 37 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Matotola Last Name Statistics demography

Matotola earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.36% less than the national average, earning R 113,220 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matotolea941/
Matotole8814/
Mototola881/
Mototolea82520/
Mototolia821/
Madtothula781/
Matatula75877/
Matutala75171/
Matatala75136/
Matetela7535/
Matutula754/
Mototolo751/
Mathothoelo7417/
Mathatela71118/
Matatulah714/
Matatulla712/
Mathetela711/
Matatalah711/
Matatulap711/
Mattatholi6710/
Mathathela672/
Maathatela671/

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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 Matotola
  • 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