Martheze Surname

537,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 599 people bear this surname

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

Martheze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Martheze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5651:95,89011,697
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England41:13,929,515290,718
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Marthezé (13) are calculated separately.

Martheze Last Name Facts

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

Martheze is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Marthezé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Martheze? popularity and diffusion

It is the 537,454th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 12,166,187 people. Martheze is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Martheze live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Martheze is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 565 people, or 1 in 95,890. In South Africa Martheze is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 71 percent reside, Gauteng, where 19 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 5 percent reside. Beside South Africa Martheze exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Martheze Last Name Statistics demography

Martheze earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 1.77% more than the national average, earning R 241,848 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 Martheze
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