Metambo Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Metambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Metambo Last Name Facts

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

Metambo is more commonly found in Mozambique than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Metambo? popularity and diffusion

Metambo is the 7,593,402nd most widespread last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Metambo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Metambo are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa.

The last name Metambo is most commonly used in Mozambique, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 6,815,392. Outside of Mozambique it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 17 percent are found and South Africa, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metambou93205/
Meteambou881/
Matambo8613,886/
Mitambo864,459/
Motambo86299/
Metembo8658/
Metombo8655/
Metamba869/
Metanbo861/
Mathambo802,263/
Maitambo8067/
Metanbou8047/
Motaimbo8027/
Metombou8014/
Metembou803/
Mithambo802/
Mothambo802/
Mietamuo801/
Mitamboh801/
Matambho801/
Mittambo801/
Mattambo801/
Muitambo801/
Maetembo801/
Mestamba801/
Metoumbou751/
Mmaitambo751/
Maitambou751/
Matamba7121,903/
Matembo7111,958/
Matombo712,094/
Mitamba711,647/
Mitembo711,344/
Motembo71789/
Motombo71367/
Motamba71157/
Mitombo7176/
Metomba7113/
Matanbo716/
Metanba711/
Metonbo711/
Mathembo67239/
Mathamba67105/
Maitombo6758/
Mathombo6736/
Mothembo6716/
Motoumbo6712/
Mattembo6710/
Mataimba6710/
Metoumba675/
Methemba675/
Moteamba674/
Mittembo674/
Maitanbo673/
Motombou672/
Matambah671/
Mattamba671/
Metonbou671/
Metonbuo671/
Maitamba671/
Mothamba671/
Mothombo671/

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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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  • 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 Metambo
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