Matafeni Surname
Approximately 925 people bear this surname
Matafeni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 682 | 1:79,439 | 9,828 |
| Zimbabwe | 243 | 1:63,532 | 9,554 |
Matafeni (30) may also be a first name.
Matafeni Demographics
Average Matafeni Salary in
South Africa
R 157,176
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Matafeni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matafeni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matafeni is most common in South Africa. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matafeni? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matafeni is the 384,325th most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 7,878,428 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matafeni live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 30 people.
It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 682 people, or 1 in 79,439. In South Africa Matafeni is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent reside, Western Cape, where 12 percent reside and Gauteng, where 9 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 26 percent reside.
Matafeni Last Name Statistics demography
Matafeni earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.86% less than the national average, earning R 157,176 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 Matafeni
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