Matewis Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Matewis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matewis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449

Matewis (52) may also be a first name.

Matewis Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Matewis Come From? nationality or country of origin

Matewis is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Matewis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matewis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. Matewis is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matewis live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most widely held first name globally, held by 52 people.

The last name Matewis is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Northern Cape, where 47 percent reside, Free State, where 24 percent reside and Western Cape, where 18 percent reside.

Matewis Last Name Statistics demography

Matewis earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 87.19% less than the national average, earning R 30,444 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 Matewis
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