Matabele Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Matabele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matabele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Matabelé (1) are calculated separately.

Matabele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matabele occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Matabelé. For other potential spellings of Matabele click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matabele? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,061,309th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname Matabele occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Matabele are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 59 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Matabele is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 1,152,717. In South Africa Matabele is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 32 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 23 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 23 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Matabele Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Matabele earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 57.52% less than the national average, earning R 100,956 per year and in United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD 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
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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 Matabele
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