Matuwa Surname

562,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Matuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1791:295,76322,969
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Uganda911:429,00326,108
Zambia701:226,42714,143
Philippines521:1,946,889117,777
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966

Matuwa (72) may also be a first name.

Matuwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matuwa occurs most in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Matuwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 562,135th most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,921,181 people. The last name Matuwa is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Matuwa live; 48 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Matuwa is also the 1,143,416th most frequently held forename throughout the world, borne by 72 people.

It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 179 people, or 1 in 295,763. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 46 percent reside, Ruvuma Region, where 37 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 5 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside and Uganda, where 16 percent reside.

Matuwa Last Name Statistics demography

Matuwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.73% less than the national average, earning R 112,332 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathuwa92506/
Matuhwa9227/
Matouwa923/
Maituwa922/
Matauwa922/
Matuwat921/
Matuway921/
Matuuwa921/
Mateuwa921/
Matuwas921/
Matouwai8658/
Maitouwa863/
Matouway861/
Mathujwa861/
Matuwach861/
Matuba834,517/
Matiwa83347/
Matuva83183/
Matuwe83111/
Matuwo83102/
Motuwa8350/
Matuwi8325/
Metuwa832/
Matywa831/
Maitouwai805/
Maitouway801/
Matouba77882/
Mathuba77778/
Mathuva77713/
Mathiwa77267/
Matueva77151/
Matuwet77124/
Matubay77101/
Mhatiwa7798/
Matubai7793/
Maituwo7748/
Matowai7735/
Matoewa7719/
Matoowa778/
Matiwah778/
Matuwej774/
Mattiwa774/
Matouva773/
Matuuba772/
Matouwe772/
Matueua771/
Matiewa771/
Matowah771/
Maitiwa771/
Matuswe771/
Mathuwe771/
Mgotuwa771/
Matusva771/
Maituwe771/
Matiwha771/
Maituba771/
Matujwe771/
Matuhwe771/
Mattuva771/
Maitouwo71112/
Meutuwah7174/
Maitouba7117/
Matubhai714/
Mathubai713/
Mastuwet712/
Mahatiwa712/
Mathuvha711/
Matouwet711/
Mathiwai711/
Matauwoi711/
Matuwech711/
Mattuwet711/
Mathuwes711/
Mautowai711/
Maytueva711/
Matuwich710/
Matowo671,881/
Matowe671,375/
Motuba671,295/
Matube671,232/
Mativa67331/
Matuvi67235/
Motiwa6749/
Matiwo6725/
Matubi6719/
Metuwo678/
Matubo677/
Metiwa674/
Motuwi673/
Mathubhai673/
Matuve672/
Motuwo671/
Motywa671/
Mathuthua671/
Metuva671/
Matuvo671/
Matthuwes670/

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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 Matuwa
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