Matungwa Surname
Approximately 1,243 people bear this surname
Matungwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,171 | 1:45,211 | 5,109 |
| Uganda | 37 | 1:1,055,116 | 44,846 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 1:3,859,560 | 114,807 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Matungwa (716) may also be a first name.
Matungwa Demographics
Average Matungwa Salary in
South Africa
R 75,588
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Matungwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matungwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matungwa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matungwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 304,684th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 5,862,869 people. The last name Matungwa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Matungwa live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 308,550th most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 716 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,171 people, or 1 in 45,211. In Tanzania Matungwa is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 88 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 3 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.
Matungwa Last Name Statistics demography
Matungwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.19% less than the national average, earning R 75,588 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathungwa | 94 | 4 | / |
| Matungwe | 88 | 372 | / |
| Matongwa | 88 | 37 | / |
| Motungwa | 88 | 12 | / |
| Matungwi | 88 | 9 | / |
| Matunqwa | 88 | 3 | / |
| Matungua | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matong'wa | 82 | 9 | / |
| Mathungwe | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mothungwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Motongwa | 75 | 42 | / |
| Matongwe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Matungui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matonkwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matunggui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motongw'a | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motong'wa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matoungoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matonqua | 63 | 1 | / |
| Motungbe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Motunggui | 59 | 1 | / |
| Maitongue | 59 | 1 | / |
| Moutoungui | 56 | 1 | / |
| Motongue | 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 Matungwa
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