Matuwira Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Matuwira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 77 | 1:687,553 | 39,898 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Matuwira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matuwira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matuwira is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Matuwira.
How Common Is The Last Name Matuwira? popularity and diffusion
Matuwira is the 2,136,387th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname Matuwira is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matuwira are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 687,553. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 71 percent are found, Lindi Region, where 12 percent are found and Mtwara Region, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Matuwira
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