Mametja Surname

61,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mametja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mametja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8,1881:6,617852
England71:7,959,723202,100
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Mametja (356) may also be a first name.

Mametja Last Name Facts

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

Mametja is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mametja? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 61,272nd most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 887,967 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mametja reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 461,707th most widespread given name in the world, held by 356 people.

Mametja is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 8,188 people, or 1 in 6,617. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 62 percent reside, Gauteng, where 21 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 12 percent reside. Excluding South Africa it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and Switzerland, where 0 percent reside.

Mametja Last Name Statistics demography

Mametja earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.05% less than the national average, earning R 168,600 per year.

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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 Mametja
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