Matungwe Surname
Approximately 372 people bear this surname
Matungwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 366 | 1:46,774 | 6,615 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Matungwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matungwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matungwe is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Matungwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matungwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 766,190th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 19,590,177 people. The surname Matungwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matungwe live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 366 people, or 1 in 46,774. Apart from Malawi this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathungwe | 94 | 4 | / |
| Matungwa | 88 | 1,243 | / |
| Matungwi | 88 | 9 | / |
| Matongwe | 88 | 3 | / |
| Mathungwa | 82 | 4 | / |
| Matoungoue | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matongwa | 75 | 37 | / |
| Motungwa | 75 | 12 | / |
| Matunqwa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Motungbe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matungui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matungua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matong'wa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mothingwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Matunggui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mothungwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Metoungue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maitongue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motongwa | 63 | 42 | / |
| Matonkwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Motongue | 63 | 1 | / |
| Motunggui | 59 | 1 | / |
| Motongw'a | 59 | 1 | / |
| Motong'wa | 59 | 1 | / |
| Moutoungui | 56 | 1 | / |
| Matonqua | 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 Matungwe
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