Mathafeni Surname

689,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mathafeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathafeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4051:133,77215,565
Botswana221:99,40615,343
England11:55,718,059489,080
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mathafeni (98) may also be a first name.

Mathafeni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mathafeni is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathafeni? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mathafeni is the 689,921st most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 16,987,287 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mathafeni are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mathafeni is also the 956,749th most numerous given name world-wide. It is borne by 98 people.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 405 people, or 1 in 133,772. In South Africa Mathafeni is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 38 percent are found, Gauteng, where 29 percent are found and Free State, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa Mathafeni occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 5 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Mathafeni Last Name Statistics demography

Mathafeni earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.04% less than the national average, earning R 71,208 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Mathafeni
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis