Matwaya Surname
Approximately 305 people bear this surname
Matwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Zimbabwe | 96 | 1:160,815 | 20,064 |
| Zambia | 31 | 1:511,288 | 22,588 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Matwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matwaya occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matwaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Matwaya is the 883,255th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. The surname Matwaya occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Matwaya live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Beside Malawi Matwaya occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 31 percent reside and Zambia, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matway | 92 | 72 | / |
| Matwaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Madwaya | 86 | 103 | / |
| Matwaye | 86 | 13 | / |
| Mathwaa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Matwayi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Matwaha | 86 | 2 | / |
| Matuaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matweya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Metwaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Meatway | 86 | 0 | / |
| Matwiyah | 80 | 30 | / |
| Mahthwaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Metway | 77 | 175 | / |
| Matwey | 77 | 104 | / |
| Madway | 77 | 43 | / |
| Matwai | 77 | 42 | / |
| Matuaa | 77 | 18 | / |
| Motway | 77 | 12 | / |
| Matwoy | 77 | 8 | / |
| Matuay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Matwye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madwayi | 71 | 214 | / |
| Meadway | 71 | 205 | / |
| Matwajo | 71 | 168 | / |
| Mathwai | 71 | 102 | / |
| Motwayi | 71 | 15 | / |
| Matuaia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Matwaie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matwiyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mastwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matwaii | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madwaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matwaje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Metwahy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matweyou | 67 | 17 | / |
| Metwaiiy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Methwayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metwaiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacHtwey | 67 | 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 Matwaya
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