Matuba Surname

103,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Matuba Surname Definition:

Matuba is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: sorghum.

Matuba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,4271:21,5582,726
South Africa5401:100,32912,160
Philippines3201:316,36944,118
Tanzania1131:468,51032,208
Zimbabwe391:395,85235,770
Zambia321:495,31022,215
England111:5,065,278148,650
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Lesotho61:338,76016,589
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Matuba (395) may also be a first name.

Matuba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Matuba is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: sorghum.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Matuba Last Name Facts

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

Matuba (Hindi: मतुबा, Marathi: माटूबा) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Matuba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matuba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 103,988th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,613,360 people. Matuba is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Matuba live; 76 percent live in Central Africa and 76 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Matuba is also the 434,832nd most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 395 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 3,427 people, or 1 in 21,558. Beside The DR Congo this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 12 percent are found and The Philippines, where 7 percent are found.

Matuba Last Name Statistics demography

Matuba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59% less than the national average, earning R 97,428 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matouba92882/
Mathuba92778/
Matubay92101/
Matubai9293/
Majtuba925/
Matuuba922/
Matusba921/
Maituba921/
Mastuba921/
Matubaz921/
Maitouba8617/
Matubhai864/
Mathubai863/
Matoba8319,503/
Motuba831,295/
Matube831,232/
Matiba83575/
Matuwa83564/
Matuva83183/
Matubi8319/
Matubo837/
Metuba836/
Mathubhai803/
Mathiba774,330/
Matubis77812/
Mathuva77713/
Mathuwa77506/
Mathube77403/
Matibay77198/
Matumpa77111/
Motubai7774/
Mathoba7767/
Mothuba7765/
Matuhwa7727/
Matibai7725/
'Matoba7717/
Matuber7715/
Mastubi7712/
Mathubo7710/
Metubai777/
Mautiba777/
Matoeba777/
Maitubi774/
Matouva773/
Matouwa773/
Mattube773/
Matauwa772/
Matubui772/
Matuboi772/
Matobai772/
Maituwa772/
Matooba772/
Matieba772/
Mattuva771/
Matubio771/
Matusva771/
Matuwas771/
Matibau771/
Matibha771/
Motuiba771/
Mateuwa771/
Matuuwa771/
Matuway771/
Matuboy771/
Matobay771/
Matoubo771/
Maatubo771/
Matuibo771/
Matoube771/
Matoubi771/
Mathubi771/
Matuwat771/
Matoumpa7161/
Matouwai7158/
Mathuber7131/
Mothubai7113/
Maathoba719/
Matibhai714/
Maatoubi714/
Maitouwa713/
Matoubou712/
Mateubeu712/
Motubhai711/
Mathibai711/
Mattobai711/
Mmatibai711/
Mateubou711/
Mathibea711/
Mathujwa711/
Mathumpa711/
Matouway711/
Maastubo711/
Moutouba711/
Metoubha711/
Mathuvha711/
Maithube711/
Matuwach711/
Mahtibay711/
Matobo671,581/
Matibo67356/
Motube67312/
Matobe67273/
Motiba67259/
Motoba67243/
Matuvi67235/
Matuwo67102/
Matobi6754/
Motuwa6750/
Metiba676/
Motubi676/
Maitouwai675/
Mattibhai674/
Matuve672/
Matoby672/
Matheubou671/
Maitouway671/
Moustouba671/
Matuvo671/
Mathuthua671/

Matuba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matuba in the Marathi language
माटूबाmatuba50
मतुबाmatuba50
Matuba in the Hindi language
मतुबाmatuba42.86
मटूबाmatuba42.86
मतूबाmatuba14.29

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