Matwalo Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Matwalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matwalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia311:511,28822,588
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Matwalo Last Name Facts

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

Matwalo is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matwalo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,485,539th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Matwalo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matwalo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Matwalo is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 511,288. In Zambia Matwalo is mostly concentrated in: Western Province, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathwalo931/
Matwala86122/
Motwalo8631/
Madwalo865/
Matwelo861/
Mathwala8052/
Mothwalo809/
Madwalou809/
Mastwala801/
Matwaala801/
Mathwaila752/
Mathwaela751/
Matuala71390/
Matwela71191/
Madwala71107/
Motwala714/
Metualo714/
Modwalo711/
Madualo711/
Metwala711/
Mathwela6724/
Matuasla673/
Mothwala672/
Matualau671/
Motwhala671/
Madwalas671/
Matuholo671/
Motwalla671/
Madhwala671/

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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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  • 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 Matwalo
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