Matove Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Matove Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Matove Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matove Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matove is most common in Uganda. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Matove? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,649,889th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matove reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda Matove is most frequent in: Wakiso District, where 25 percent live, Bushenyi District, where 17 percent live and Butaleja District, where 8 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 22 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.
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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 Matove
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