Matthaw Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Matthaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matthaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Matthaw (81) may also be a first name.

Matthaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matthaw is found most in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matthaw? popularity and diffusion

Matthaw is the 3,798,600th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Matthaw reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Matthaw is also the 1,068,082nd most numerous forename globally It is held by 81 people.

The last name Matthaw is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria Matthaw is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 30 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 26 percent are found and Oyo, where 22 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Matthaw is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and Malaysia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mattheaw930/
Mathaw92128/
Mattaw923/
Matthaiwe881/
Mathawe8618/
Matthow8611/
Matheaw867/
Mattaws862/
Mattawe861/
Mattaiw861/
Mataw83304/
Maythawe803/
Matheaws802/
Mattheiw802/
Mathayws801/
Matthavs800/
Matawe77287/
Mathow77114/
Mattow7758/
Mathav7749/
Mattab7713/
Mathab7713/
Mathaf777/
Mattav775/
Mahtaw773/
Matauw772/
Maitaw771/
Maytaw771/
Matohwe7186/
Mattova7138/
Mathowa7119/
Matheuw7119/
Matahab719/
Maithab717/
Mathowe716/
Mahataw716/
Matteuw715/
Mataawe714/
Mathabh714/
Mathova713/
Mattows713/
Mathafe712/
Maitawe712/
Majthab711/
Mattaib711/
Mahthab711/
Mothawe711/
Mottawe711/
Matteav711/
Masthav711/
Mathaiv711/
Matahwe711/
Mattaff710/
Matab671,908/
Matav671,214/
Matow6725/
Matthoff6723/
Metaw6717/
Mataf6717/
Maitaiwe6713/
Mahattav679/
Motaw679/
Mattheif673/
Mathowhe671/
Mahathow671/
Mahathav671/

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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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  • 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 Matthaw
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