Matambela Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

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

Matambela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matambela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3841:141,08816,227
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Matambela Last Name Facts

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

Matambela occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Matambela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Matambela is the 746,827th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,928,691 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matambela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Matambela is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 384 people, or 1 in 141,088. In South Africa Matambela is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 80 percent are found, Gauteng, where 17 percent are found and Western Cape, where 1 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Matambela Last Name Statistics demography

Matambela earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 22.17% less than the national average, earning R 184,956 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 Matambela
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