Matuvi Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matuvi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matuvi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya971:476,08124,779
Zimbabwe751:205,84323,645
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Wales41:773,63329,106
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Matuvi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matuvi (Hindi: मतुवी) occurs most in Kenya. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Matuvi.

How Common Is The Last Name Matuvi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,061,269th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. The surname Matuvi occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Matuvi reside; 41 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 476,081. In Kenya Matuvi is most numerous in: Kitui County, where 98 percent are found, Embu County, where 1 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 1 percent are found. Barring Kenya it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 32 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matuvei927/
Mathuvi921/
Matuvis921/
Matauvi921/
Mathuvis8636/
Mativi83349/
Matuva83183/
Matuwi8325/
Matubi8319/
Matuve832/
Matusvich804/
Matushviz802/
Mattivi771,397/
Matubis77812/
Mathuva77713/
Matubai7793/
Mastubi7712/
Maitubi774/
Matuive774/
Matouva773/
Matuvej772/
Mativai772/
Matubui772/
Matuboi772/
Mathubi771/
Matoubi771/
Maitivi771/
Metouvi771/
Mattuva771/
Matubio771/
Matouwai7158/
Maatoubi714/
Matubhai714/
Mathubai713/
Mathivhi711/
Mathuvha711/
Matauwoi711/
Matuwich710/
Matuba674,517/
Matube671,232/
Matuwa67564/
Mative67386/
Matuwe67111/
Matiwe6778/
Matobi6754/
Motubi676/
Maitouwai675/
Motivi673/
Mathubhai673/
Motuwi673/
Metivi672/
Maativaai671/

Matuvi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matuvi in the Hindi language
मतुवीmatuvi-

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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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  • 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 Matuvi
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