Matwabe Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Matwabe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
Matwabe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matwabe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matwabe occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Matwabe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matwabe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Free State, where 100 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matwebe | 86 | 173 | / |
| Matwaba | 86 | 38 | / |
| Madwabe | 86 | 12 | / |
| Matwabi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Maitwaba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Madwaba | 71 | 97 | / |
| Matuawa | 71 | 29 | / |
| Madwabi | 71 | 19 | / |
| Matuaba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Motwaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meadwave | 67 | 52 | / |
| Matuawaha | 63 | 1 | / |
| Madbabi | 57 | 282 | / |
| Moduawe | 57 | 48 | / |
| Maduaba | 57 | 27 | / |
| Modwaba | 57 | 8 | / |
| Madwawi | 57 | 8 | / |
| Matuova | 57 | 2 | / |
| Madbave | 57 | 2 | / |
| Modwawe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Maduebe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Madbhave | 53 | 127 | / |
| Motwhoba | 53 | 1 | / |
| Maduaswe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Madbhavee | 50 | 1 | / |
| Madhbhave | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Matwabe
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