Matakane Surname

443,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 771 people bear this surname

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

Matakane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matakane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7661:70,7288,824
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Matakane (126) may also be a first name.

Matakane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matakane (Hindi: मटकाे) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Matakane.

How Common Is The Last Name Matakane? popularity and diffusion

Matakane is the 443,157th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 9,452,070 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matakane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 829,183rd most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 126 people.

The surname Matakane is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 766 people, or 1 in 70,728. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent live, Western Cape, where 17 percent live and Free State, where 14 percent live. Barring South Africa Matakane occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 1 percent live and Niger, where 0 percent live.

Matakane Last Name Statistics demography

Matakane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.91% less than the national average, earning R 123,780 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Matakane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matakane in the Hindi language
मटकाेmatakae50
मटकांेmatakame50

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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
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  • 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 Matakane
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