Matwai Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Matwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia331:480,30121,871
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Matwai (30) may also be a first name.

Matwai Last Name Facts

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

Matwai is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Matwai? popularity and diffusion

The last name Matwai is the 3,017,195th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Matwai occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matwai are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Matwai is also the 1,911,214th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 30 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 480,301. In Zambia Matwai is most prevalent in: Northern Province, where 100 percent live. Apart from Zambia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 14 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathwai92102/
Matwayi924/
Mastwai921/
Matwaii921/
Matwaie921/
Matwa914,201/
Matwi911,606/
Matwij83389/
Matwoi83161/
Matwis8386/
Matway8372/
Matwie8366/
Madwai8346/
Matwiy8334/
Metwai8331/
Motwai8318/
Mathwa8312/
Matwad835/
Maatwa835/
Matwei834/
Mautwa834/
Mahtwa832/
Mhatwa831/
Mathwi831/
Matdwa831/
Matwas831/
Mmatwa831/
Maitwa831/
Matw'a831/
Matwaa831/
Maetwa831/
Mmatwi831/
Matwiej77552/
Matwaya77305/
Madwayi77214/
Mahatwa77195/
Matwajo77168/
Matwich7776/
Maitewa7768/
Mathwad7725/
Motwayi7715/
Matwaye7713/
Mattwei7711/
Madhwai778/
Madwaih775/
Mathwaa774/
Matuaij772/
Mathwie772/
Matwaha772/
Matuaia772/
Matweya771/
Matwiyo771/
Mothwai771/
Matuaji771/
Mathwij771/
Metwaih771/
Matthwa771/
Matwaje771/
Mashtwa771/
Meatway770/
Matua736,205/
Matui732,145/
Matwe73351/
Motwa73139/
Metwa73133/
Madwa7385/
Madwi7347/
Metwi735/
Matwy731/
Mahatwat71518/
Mathwich71180/
Matwiyah7130/
Mathweis7126/
Mattwich7124/
Mattweid7120/
Mahattwa7113/
Metwaiiy716/
Mashtwat711/
Mastwijh711/
Matuhaji711/
Metwaiah711/
Mathwash711/
Mahthwaa711/
Madtuhai711/
Mothwa672,163/
Metway67175/
Moutwa67110/
Motwoi67106/
Matwey67104/
Maitui6784/
Mathwe6776/
Metwaa6773/
Matuis6759/
Metwah6753/
Madway6743/
Mattua6736/
Maatua6735/
Maitwe6734/
Muitwa6734/
Matwee6731/
Matviy6726/
Maedwa6725/
Maitua6725/
Mastua6724/
Madhwa6722/
Mathua6721/
Metwaj6720/
Matvii6719/
Matuaa6718/
Madwid6717/
Madvai6716/
Mattwe6714/
Motway6712/
Mastui6712/
Madhwi6711/
Matwoy678/
Matwet677/
Matweu677/
Madbai676/
Motwaz675/
Mahdwi675/
Mootwa675/
Madwaj674/
Matuas674/
Mathui674/
Metwih674/
Motwat674/
Maidwa674/
Motwea674/
Madwah673/
Mgotwa673/
Matuay672/
Metwau672/
Matuat672/
Mahtva672/
Madwas672/
Mmetwa672/
Meytwa672/
Mhatwe672/
MacHtweih671/
Madwad671/
Madwat671/
Matdua671/
Matuiz671/
Mostwa671/
Methwa671/
Matwye671/
Mautwe671/
Mhetwa671/
Medwai671/
Mahtwe671/
Mothwahai671/
Moetwa671/
Mmotwa671/
Metwea671/
Mhadwa671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Matwai
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