Mathende Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mathende Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathende Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1281:120,61116,273
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mathende Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mathende is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mathende.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathende? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,447,279th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mathende live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mathende is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 120,611. In Zimbabwe Mathende is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 62 percent reside, Harare Province, where 16 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 16 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 10 percent reside and Zambia, where 2 percent reside.

Mathende Last Name Statistics demography

Mathende earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.33% less than the national average, earning R 32,496 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matende939,996/
Matendeu88105/
Mathenda8860/
Matendei8810/
Matendje883/
Mathande882/
Matendhe882/
Mateende882/
Mattende882/
Mathemde881/
Matendet881/
Matendes881/
Matendea881/
Mateindje822/
Matenda8010,989/
Matinde806,687/
Matande801,718/
Motende801,334/
Matonde80375/
Metende80328/
Matendi8075/
Matindje75126/
Mmatande7527/
Matandea7522/
Matindie7514/
Mathandi7513/
Mathondi7512/
Mathinda759/
Matienda757/
Mothenda755/
Metendei754/
Moutende754/
Moitende754/
Mathandy752/
Maitendi751/
Mathindi751/
Moteunde751/
Matindei751/
Mothande751/
Motetende711/
Mastinder711/
Matondi672,475/
Matindi672,030/
Matinda671,809/
Matandi67942/
Motande67120/
Motendi6775/
Motenda6717/
Motonde675/
Metande674/
Metendy673/
Metonde671/
Motinde671/
Metendi671/

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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 Mathende
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