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Where Does The Last Name Matches Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Matches is found most frequently in South Africa. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matches? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Matches is the 583,527^th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,570,849 people. The last name Matches occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Matches live; 61 percent live in Southern Africa and 61 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Matches is also the 787,636^th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 138 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 277,834. In South Africa Matches is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 42 percent reside, Free State, where 30 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 15 percent reside. Aside from South Africa it is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.

Matches Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Matches has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Matches last name grew 270 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it contracted 9 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Matches Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Matches surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Matches earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 27.32% less than the national average, earning R 172,704 per year; in United States they earn 40.73% more than the national average, earning $60,722 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.15% less than the national average, earning $43,646 CAD per year.