Matashane Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Matashane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 46 | 1:44,186 | 7,268 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Matashane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matashane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matashane is found in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matashane? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,746,821st most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. Matashane occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matashane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 44,186. In Lesotho Matashane is primarily found in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 41 percent live, Mafeteng District, where 26 percent live and Maseru District, where 24 percent live. Not including Lesotho this last name exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 8 percent live.
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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 Matashane
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