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 carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matafeni? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 384,325th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 7,878,428 people. Matafeni is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matafeni are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Matafeni is also the 1,911,214th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 30 people.
It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 682 people, or 1 in 79,439. In South Africa Matafeni is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent live, Western Cape, where 12 percent live and Gauteng, where 9 percent live. Beside South Africa Matafeni is found in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 26 percent live.
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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