Matambele Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

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

Matambele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matambele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2101:257,98926,009
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Matambele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matambele occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Matambele.

How Common Is The Last Name Matambele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,140,742nd most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. Matambele occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matambele live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 210 people, or 1 in 257,989. In South Africa Matambele is most common in: Limpopo, where 77 percent reside, Gauteng, where 20 percent reside and Western Cape, where 2 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Matambele is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Matambele Last Name Statistics demography

Matambele earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.19% less than the national average, earning R 168,264 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 Matambele
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