Matumbu Surname

300,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matumbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matumbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5311:29,0744,465
South Africa4651:116,51113,897
DR Congo2261:326,90129,253
France191:3,495,933219,029
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Matumbu (16) may also be a first name.

Matumbu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matumbu occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matumbu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 300,128th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,751,812 people. Matumbu occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Matumbu reside; 79 percent reside in Southern Africa and 79 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Matumbu is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name on earth, borne by 16 people.

The surname Matumbu is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 531 people, or 1 in 29,074. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Midlands Province, where 37 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 17 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 16 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 37 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found.

Matumbu Last Name Statistics demography

Matumbu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.06% less than the national average, earning R 159,072 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathumbu933,159/
Matumbuh932/
Matuumbu932/
Matoumbou88117/
Matuembou881/
Matimbu86132/
Motumbu8628/
Matumvu861/
Matimbou8018/
Mathombu804/
Matiembou752/
Metoumbou751/
Moutoumbou7124/
Motombu711/
Motombou672/
Matonvu575/

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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 Matumbu
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