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

The surname Matches occurs most in South Africa. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 583,527^th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 13,570,849 people. Matches is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Matches are found; 61 percent are found in Southern Africa and 61 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Matches is also the 787,636^th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 138 people.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 195 people, or 1 in 277,834. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 42 percent are found, Free State, where 30 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 15 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.

Matches Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Matches Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Matches surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political 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.