Matavela Surname
Approximately 8,774 people bear this surname
Matavela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 8,652 | 1:3,151 | 752 |
| South Africa | 119 | 1:455,275 | 38,276 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Matavela Demographics
Average Matavela Salary in
South Africa
R 133,164
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Matavela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matavela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matavela is found in Mozambique more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matavela? popularity and diffusion
Matavela is the 57,702nd most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 830,584 people. The last name Matavela is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matavela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Mozambique, where it is held by 8,652 people, or 1 in 3,151. Other than Mozambique Matavela is found in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.
Matavela Last Name Statistics demography
Matavela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.96% less than the national average, earning R 133,164 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 Matavela
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