Matanda Surname
Approximately 31,241 people bear this surname
Matanda Surname Definition:
Matanda is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: country or region.
Matanda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 18,210 | 1:4,057 | 454 |
| Zimbabwe | 4,210 | 1:3,667 | 303 |
| Uganda | 2,646 | 1:14,754 | 2,320 |
| Tanzania | 1,452 | 1:36,461 | 4,240 |
| Kenya | 1,157 | 1:39,913 | 4,207 |
| Malawi | 1,150 | 1:14,886 | 2,336 |
| South Africa | 1,148 | 1:47,193 | 6,003 |
| Zambia | 751 | 1:21,105 | 2,310 |
| Philippines | 169 | 1:599,043 | 65,173 |
| Cameroon | 107 | 1:194,103 | 20,154 |
| England | 62 | 1:898,678 | 46,462 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| Benin | 24 | 1:430,650 | 30,545 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Matanda (1,584) may also be a first name.
Matanda Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Matanda is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: country or region.
Matanda Demographics
Matanda Political Affiliation
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Matanda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matanda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matanda is found most in The DR Congo. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matanda? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 17,694th most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 233,269 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Matanda live; 59 percent live in Central Africa and 59 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 194,304th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 1,584 people.
This last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 18,210 people, or 1 in 4,057. Excluding The DR Congo this surname exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 13 percent are found and Uganda, where 8 percent are found.
Matanda Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Matanda surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Matanda are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Matanda earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 36.81% less than the national average, earning R 150,168 per year and in United States they earn 20.97% less than the national average, earning $34,100 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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