Matuwa Surname
Approximately 564 people bear this surname
Matuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 179 | 1:295,763 | 22,969 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Uganda | 91 | 1:429,003 | 26,108 |
| Zambia | 70 | 1:226,427 | 14,143 |
| Philippines | 52 | 1:1,946,889 | 117,777 |
| South Africa | 39 | 1:1,389,172 | 74,222 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
Matuwa (72) may also be a first name.
Matuwa Demographics
Average Matuwa Salary in
South Africa
R 112,332
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Matuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matuwa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Matuwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 562,135th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 12,921,181 people. Matuwa is predominantly 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 first name in the world, borne by 72 people.
This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 179 people, or 1 in 295,763. In Tanzania Matuwa is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 46 percent live, Ruvuma Region, where 37 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 5 percent live. Beside Tanzania Matuwa occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and Uganda, where 16 percent live.
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.
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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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