Matowanyika Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Matowanyika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 114 | 1:135,423 | 17,730 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Matowanyika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matowanyika Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matowanyika occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matowanyika? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,674,734th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Matowanyika are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 135,423. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 93 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 5 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 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 Matowanyika
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