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

The surname Matwalo occurs most in Zambia. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Matwalo.

How Common Is The Last Name Matwalo? popularity and diffusion

Matwalo is the 3,485,539th most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matwalo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Matwalo is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 511,288. In Zambia Matwalo is primarily found in: Western Province, where 100 percent live. Outside of Zambia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent live.

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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