Matendela Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Matendela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 55 | 1:962,575 | 44,906 |
| Zambia | 22 | 1:720,451 | 26,729 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Matendela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matendela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matendela is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matendela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,106,139th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Matendela live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Matendela is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 962,575. In Tanzania Matendela is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Tanzania Matendela occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 28 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 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 Matendela
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