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 found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Matove click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matove? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matove live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Matove is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Wakiso District, where 25 percent reside, Bushenyi District, where 17 percent reside and Butaleja District, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 22 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.
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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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