Matupe Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Matupe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matupe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1141:464,40032,092
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Matupe (25) may also be a first name.

Matupe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matupe (Marathi: मातुपे) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matupe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,551,568th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Matupe are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 25 people.

The surname Matupe is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 464,400. In Tanzania Matupe is most prevalent in: Pwani Region, where 96 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Matupe Last Name Statistics demography

Matupe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.56% less than the national average, earning R 50,952 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathupe9239/
Matuped921/
Matup9122/
Matupehe863/
Mathuphe861/
Matupi832,623/
Matupa832,030/
Mastup83217/
Matipe8353/
Mathup8338/
Motupe8329/
Matupá836/
Mahtup834/
Matoup831/
Mahataupe8014/
Matipei77599/
Maitipe77522/
Mathipe77382/
Mathupi77116/
Mathupa7773/
Matupit7751/
Mothupe7745/
Matuppa7710/
Matipie773/
Motuepe771/
Matuipa771/
Madtupa771/
Matupha771/
Mattupa771/
Matupoj771/
Motup731,458/
Matub73260/
Matuv732/
Mathupha71125/
Mattuppa716/
Mothupie712/
Mathupoj711/
Mathiphe711/
Matupaya711/
Mastaupi711/
Motupa671,179/
Matoub671,061/
Mahtub67185/
Motipe6751/
Mastub6733/
Matipi6721/
Motupi678/
Mathuv677/
Matoep675/
Mataub675/
Matouv674/
Matoop672/
Motoup672/
Mathuphoj671/
Mothup671/
Mathub671/
Moutup671/
Mottup671/
Mautub671/
Matubt671/
Motuph671/

Matupe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matupe in the Marathi language
मातुपेmatupe-

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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 Matupe
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