Mathombela Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

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

Mathombela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathombela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mathombela (63) may also be a first name.

Mathombela Last Name Facts

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

Mathombela has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathombela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,436,415th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mathombela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly used given name in the world, held by 63 people.

The last name Mathombela is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 888,159. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 82 percent reside, Western Cape, where 11 percent reside and Free State, where 2 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.

Mathombela Last Name Statistics demography

Mathombela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.92% less than the national average, earning R 59,592 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 Mathombela
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