Matambana Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Matambana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Matambana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matambana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matambana is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matambana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Matambana is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matambana are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Matambana is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa Matambana is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 83 percent reside and Limpopo, where 17 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matembana | 89 | 80 | / |
| Matambane | 89 | 22 | / |
| Matombana | 89 | 1 | / |
| Matambangi | 84 | 1 | / |
| Matamboni | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matombena | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matambonoy | 74 | 119 | / |
| Matambongo | 74 | 96 | / |
| Matambonuy | 74 | 1 | / |
| Motombano | 67 | 48 | / |
| Matomboni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motomboni | 56 | 12 | / |
| Mastanuono | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Matambana
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