Matumizi Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Matumizi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 141 | 1:375,472 | 27,321 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Matumizi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matumizi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matumizi is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matumizi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matumizi is the 1,484,726th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matumizi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 375,472. In Tanzania Matumizi is primarily concentrated in: Simiyu Region, where 91 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 6 percent reside and Katavi Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matimizi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matumishi | 82 | 2 | / |
| Motumisi | 75 | 95 | / |
| Matimisi | 75 | 37 | / |
| Matumise | 75 | 23 | / |
| Matumisa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mothumisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matumisse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mateumeza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathumetsi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Matomisa | 63 | 328 | / |
| Matimise | 63 | 244 | / |
| Motumise | 63 | 36 | / |
| Motumusi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Matumuse | 63 | 1 | / |
| Matomissa | 59 | 9 | / |
| Mathimise | 59 | 8 | / |
| Matumetse | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mathumetse | 56 | 96 | / |
| Mathumetsa | 56 | 27 | / |
| Mathumetje | 56 | 4 | / |
| Mathumetsha | 53 | 1 | / |
| Matimuse | 50 | 9 | / |
| Matomesa | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Matumizi
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