Matenja Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Matenja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Matenja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matenja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matenja occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matenja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Matenja are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is most common in: Free State, where 100 percent reside. Besides South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 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 Matenja
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