Matwere Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Matwere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matwere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6521:70,8286,694
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Matwere (168) may also be a first name.

Matwere Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matwere is most common in Kenya. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matwere? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 503,100th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 11,160,101 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matwere reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Matwere is also the 705,855th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 168 people.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 652 people, or 1 in 70,828. In Kenya Matwere is most prevalent in: Nyamira County, where 62 percent live, Nairobi County, where 15 percent live and Kisii County, where 14 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Matwere Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matwear86144/
Matware8611/
Matwire868/
Mattwer861/
Matweri861/
Matwera861/
Mathware80112/
Matuer7721/
Madwer771/
Maduere7177/
Matwari7162/
Metware7153/
Matouer7137/
Madwier715/
Matuire711/
Motweri711/
Matwira711/
Mathuer711/
Meituere67175/
Maduereh6776/
Madhware679/
Maitewir671/
Moudwere671/
Matoueri671/
Matwairi671/
Matwaira671/

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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 Matwere
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