Mathunjwa Surname

107,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Mathunjwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathunjwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,8621:18,9302,391
Swaziland1,4401:902129
Zimbabwe331:467,82539,606
England111:5,065,278148,650
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mathunjwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mathunjwa is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathunjwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 107,252nd most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,674,913 people. Mathunjwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mathunjwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Mathunjwa is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 2,862 people, or 1 in 18,930. In South Africa Mathunjwa is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 54 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 24 percent live and Gauteng, where 18 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Swaziland, where 33 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Mathunjwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mathunjwa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.98% less than the national average, earning R 164,028 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matunjwa9497/
Mathunywa89287/
Mathinjwa89282/
Mathumjwa893/
Mathuniwa892/
Mothunjwa891/
Mathunjwe891/
Mathonjwa891/
Matinjwa82222/
Matunywa8248/
Mathonywa781/
Matonywa716/
Matinywa712/
Matiniwa711/
Matineva592/
Motoniwa591/
Matineeva563/

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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 Mathunjwa
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