Matume Surname

607,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2831:191,44120,758
Zimbabwe1811:85,29412,405
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Matume (536) may also be a first name.

Matume Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matume occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Matume.

How Common Is The Last Name Matume? popularity and diffusion

The last name Matume is the 607,405th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 14,289,306 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Matume are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Matume is also the 364,183rd most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 536 people.

Matume is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 283 people, or 1 in 191,441. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Mpumalanga, where 28 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 28 percent are found and Gauteng, where 17 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 35 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.

Matume Last Name Statistics demography

Matume earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.73% less than the national average, earning R 162,240 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathume92194/
Matumea9220/
Matumhe922/
Matoume922/
Matueme921/
Matumey920/
Matum91533/
Matome834,520/
Maytum83657/
Matuma83646/
Matime83583/
Maitum83551/
Mahtum83369/
Matoum83198/
Mastum83143/
Mateum83125/
Matumi8395/
Motume8359/
Mataum8339/
Matuim8322/
Mathum8321/
Metume8311/
Maatum838/
Mattum833/
Matuhm831/
Majtum831/
Madtum831/
Mhatum831/
Meatum830/
Mathummee8071/
Mahatoume801/
Matahum77256/
Matumay77132/
Mathuma77101/
Motoume7781/
Mahtoum7761/
Machtum7752/
Mahatum7737/
Mothume7730/
Matomhe7729/
Matouma7729/
Matomie7729/
Mmatuma7728/
Mathome7725/
Matuemi7721/
Mastumi7713/
Matoome7713/
Mathime779/
Matimeh777/
Maithum774/
Mathaum772/
Motumer772/
Matuumi772/
Matoumi772/
Mathumi772/
Matumma772/
Mathoum771/
Maaitum771/
Mattoum771/
Matgoum771/
Mastoum771/
Matteum771/
Mattumi771/
Matuimi771/
Matumai771/
Mautoum771/
Matimei771/
Matomea771/
Maatoum771/
Mahtaum771/
Mostume771/
Methume771/
Mahtumi771/
Matusmi771/
Maitime771/
Mautome771/
Matumis770/
Matom733,021/
Motum73614/
Matóm732/
Mahataum71106/
Mashtoum7132/
Motaumie718/
Mathummi716/
Mahatoum713/
Moutoume713/
Methoume713/
Mahathum712/
Mathouma711/
Matoumai711/
Maathoum711/
Maatouma711/
Maitouma711/
Motoumet711/
Mattumma711/
Motuma677,188/
Matoma673,510/
Motumi672,874/
Maitom67568/
Motoum67541/
Mottum67179/
Maytom67173/
Matomi67137/
Mattom6770/
Motome6768/
Metumi6756/
Matimi6735/
Motime6721/
Matoom6719/
Mathom6715/
Mahattaum6711/
Mothum679/
Mohtum679/
Mahtumova679/
Mahataumi674/
Moutum673/
Mhatom672/
Matoem671/
Maatom671/
Maïtom671/

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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 Matume
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