Matupa Surname

204,617th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,030 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Matupa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matupa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,4121:12,1241,884
Tanzania4651:113,85310,947
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Zimbabwe461:335,61432,404
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Matupá (6) are calculated separately.

Matupa (49) may also be a first name.

Matupa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matupa is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Matupá. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matupa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 204,617th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,589,924 people. The last name Matupa is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Matupa live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 49 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 1,412 people, or 1 in 12,124. Not including Malawi it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 23 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Matupa Last Name Statistics demography

Matupa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.85% less than the national average, earning R 126,312 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matupá946/
Mathupa9273/
Matuppa9210/
Mastupa925/
Matupah922/
Matupha921/
Matupat921/
Matuipa921/
Madtupa921/
Mattupa921/
Mathupha86125/
Mathupau867/
Mattuppa866/
Mahtupah865/
Mashtupa864/
Mastupha861/
Matupaya861/
Matipa836,284/
Matupi832,623/
Motupa831,179/
Matupe83133/
Matupo8331/
Metupa8328/
Mathipa774,945/
Mathupi77116/
Mothupa7771/
Matupit7751/
Mattipa7744/
Mathupe7739/
Mathupo7721/
Motoupa7713/
Matippa777/
Metoupa774/
Matupot772/
Matuped771/
Matiepa771/
Matihpa771/
Matipay771/
Matupoj771/
Moutoupa7139/
Mathupot715/
Mahattuphat714/
Matupehe713/
Matthupo713/
Mathupoo711/
Mattippa711/
Mathuphe711/
Mathupho711/
Mathupoj711/
Mastaupi711/
Matipo67242/
Moutoupas6771/
Motupe6729/
Mahataupe6714/
Motupi678/
Matipó676/
Motupo673/
Metipa673/
Motipa673/
Moythuppa673/
Moodthupa671/
Mothupioa671/
Mathuphoj671/
Mathiphai671/

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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
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  • 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 Matupa
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