Matthwe Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Matthwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matthwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Matthwe (76) may also be a first name.

Matthwe Last Name Facts

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

Matthwe is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matthwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Matthwe is the 4,206,983rd most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Matthwe reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Matthwe is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 76 people.

The last name Matthwe is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria Matthwe is most common in: Rivers, where 25 percent are found, Abia, where 15 percent are found and Lagos, where 15 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathwe9276/
Mattwe9214/
Matthw9211/
Mattwei8611/
Matthue864/
Maatthw863/
Mathwie862/
Mattwer861/
Mathweh861/
Mathhwe861/
Matthwa861/
Matwe83351/
Mathw8329/
Mattw831/
Mathweis8026/
Mattweid8020/
Mattwees801/
Matwey77104/
Matwie7766/
Mathue7738/
Maitwe7734/
Matwee7731/
Mathwa7712/
Mattue7711/
Matweu777/
Matwet777/
Matwei774/
Madhwe774/
Mhatwe772/
Mahtwe771/
Mautwe771/
Mathwi771/
Mothwe771/
Matw732/
Matwiej71552/
Mathwai71102/
Maithew7136/
Mattues7128/
Meathew7114/
Maythew717/
Mathwaa714/
Matuhei713/
Mathuea713/
Mathuie712/
Mathwij711/
Masttue711/
Mahadwe711/
Matwa674,201/
Matwi671,606/
Madwe67780/
Matue67197/
Mathwich67180/
Motwe6750/
Mattwich6724/
Mahattwa6713/
Mattouhi679/
Metwe675/
Mahthwaa671/
MacHtwey671/
Matwy671/

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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 Matthwe
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