Mathonsi Surname

21,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,926 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Mathonsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathonsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa23,1891:2,336292
Swaziland7831:1,658182
Zimbabwe7281:21,2063,173
Botswana1821:12,0162,280
England291:1,921,31276,208
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Mathonsi (73) may also be a first name.

Mathonsi Last Name Facts

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

Mathonsi is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathonsi? popularity and diffusion

Mathonsi is the 21,820th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 292,367 people. Mathonsi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mathonsi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 73 people.

This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 23,189 people, or 1 in 2,336. In South Africa Mathonsi is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 33 percent live, Limpopo, where 22 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 21 percent live. Aside from South Africa Mathonsi exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Swaziland, where 3 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.

Mathonsi Last Name Statistics demography

Mathonsi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.17% less than the national average, earning R 146,928 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 Mathonsi
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