Matashe Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Matashe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Matashe (8) may also be a first name.
Matashe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matashe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matashe is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matashe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matashe live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most frequently occurring forename on earth, held by 8 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Besides South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 20 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Matashe
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