Matovu Surname

9,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Matovu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matovu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda59,5471:65638
Tanzania5111:103,60410,117
England2121:262,82120,935
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Norway91:571,36544,190
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Djibouti41:228,733966
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Matovu (622) may also be a first name.

Matovu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matovu has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Matovu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matovu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 9,346th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 120,274 people. The last name Matovu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Matovu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 334,261st most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 622 people.

Matovu is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 59,547 people, or 1 in 656. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 18 percent are found, Kampala District, where 13 percent are found and Rakai District, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Matovu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Matovu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Matovu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 48.88% less than the national average, earning 176,918 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 77.44% less than the national average, earning R 53,616 per year; in United States they earn 12.87% less than the national average, earning $37,595 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.16% more than the national average, earning $49,762 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matoovu9234/
Mattovu923/
Matovuu922/
Matovui921/
Maatovuu861/
Matavu83136/
Matobu8322/
Motovu8314/
Matevu833/
Matowu832/
Motovau7752/
Matavut779/
Matabou775/
Matasvu772/
Mattavu771/
Matobou771/
Mathavu771/
Matavau771/
Mattevu771/
Matavou771/
Matoubou712/
Mostovou711/
Maitabou711/
Matabous711/
Mateubou711/
Matewu671,310/
Matabu67546/
Matawu67305/
Motobu67228/
Mahtaboud6727/
Mattavous6714/
Motavu671/
Maithobou671/
Matheubou671/

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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
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  • 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 Matovu
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