Matuwe Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Matuwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matuwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1091:497,04340,551
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Matuwe (11) may also be a first name.

Matuwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matuwe occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matuwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,736,881st most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matuwe live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Matuwe is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 497,043. In South Africa Matuwe is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 53 percent are found, North West, where 43 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 1 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Matuwe Last Name Statistics demography

Matuwe earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 18.16% more than the national average, earning R 280,788 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matuwet92124/
Matuwej924/
Matouwe922/
Mathuwe921/
Matuswe921/
Maituwe921/
Matujwe921/
Matuhwe921/
Matuw912/
Mastuwet862/
Mathuwes861/
Matouwet861/
Mattuwet861/
Matuwech861/
Matowe831,375/
Matube831,232/
Matuwa83564/
Matiwe8378/
Matuwi8325/
Metuwe8316/
Mathuw839/
Mateuw836/
Matouw835/
Matuve832/
Matauw832/
Matthuwes800/
Mathuwa77506/
Mathube77403/
Metuiwe77192/
Matheuw7719/
Matuvei777/
Mathowe776/
Matteuw775/
Matuive774/
Matouwa773/
Mattube773/
Matoweh772/
Maituwa772/
Matauwa772/
Mathiwe772/
Matuvej772/
Matuuwa771/
Motouwe771/
Matowhe771/
Matihwe771/
Matiewe771/
Metouwe771/
Matuway771/
Mateuwa771/
Maithuw771/
Matoube771/
Motuw731/
Matouwai7158/
Maitouwa713/
Matouway711/
Mathujwa711/
Matauwoi711/
Maithube711/
Moutouwe711/
Mathowhe711/
Matuwich710/
Mative67386/
Motube67312/
Matuvi67235/
Matuva67183/
Metiwe67101/
Motuwa6750/
Matubi6719/
Maitouwai675/
Motowe674/
Motuwi673/
Maitouway671/
Matywa671/

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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 Matuwe
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