Matwos Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Matwos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matwos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Matwos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matwos is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matwos? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,689,253rd most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Matwos live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 1,990,740. Excluding Ethiopia it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 2 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matwose924/
Mathwos921/
Mattwos921/
Matwus831/
Matwas831/
Matwoyshe801/
Mattuos7720/
Matwase7711/
Meadwos773/
Mathuos770/
Mathwase713/
Matwasse712/
Mathwash711/
Matwashe711/
Meadwous710/
Matthwus710/
Metwas679/
Matuas674/
Madwas672/
Mathwasse671/
Mathuas626/
Matwach624/
Meadwus624/
Matuase621/
Matuasse571/
Matthuas570/
Mathwaazh531/
Motwaz505/
Madwaj504/
Madwac503/
Medvos501/
Madvus501/

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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 Matwos
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