Matwaye Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Matwaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Matwaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matwaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matwaye has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matwaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Matwaye is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matwaye live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Matwaye is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 100 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Matwaye is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matway | 92 | 72 | / |
| Matwye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Matwaya | 86 | 305 | / |
| Matwayi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Matwaie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matwaje | 86 | 1 | / |
| Madwaye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Meatway | 86 | 0 | / |
| Metway | 77 | 175 | / |
| Matwey | 77 | 104 | / |
| Madway | 77 | 43 | / |
| Matwai | 77 | 42 | / |
| Motway | 77 | 12 | / |
| Matwoy | 77 | 8 | / |
| Matweu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Matwei | 77 | 4 | / |
| Matuay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Matwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mathweiye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matwiej | 71 | 552 | / |
| Madwayi | 71 | 214 | / |
| Meadway | 71 | 205 | / |
| Matwajo | 71 | 168 | / |
| Madwaya | 71 | 103 | / |
| Mathwai | 71 | 102 | / |
| Motwayi | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mattwei | 71 | 11 | / |
| Madwaee | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mathwaa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Matwaha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Matwaii | 71 | 1 | / |
| Metwahy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Metwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matuaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mastwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matwiyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matweya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matwiyah | 67 | 30 | / |
| Mathweis | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mattweid | 67 | 20 | / |
| Matweyou | 67 | 17 | / |
| Metwaiiy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mahthwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Methwayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matwajoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mathuiye | 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 Matwaye
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