Matulula Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Matulula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Matulula Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia691:229,70914,265
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Matulula Last Name Facts

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

Matulula is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matulula? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,255,512th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. Matulula occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Matulula reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Matulula is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 229,709. In Zambia Matulula is most prevalent in: Southern Province, where 88 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 7 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mataulula944/
Mathulula941/
Mathaulula89115/
Matulila8810/
Matulule882/
Matululi881/
Mataulule821/
Methulula821/
Mathaulule781/
Matulilo75151/
Matolola7521/
Matilila756/
Matholola7144/
Matololo636/
Motolola632/
Motololi501/
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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 Matulula
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