Mathunya Surname

645,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mathunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathunya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2221:9,1562,068
Botswana1271:17,2203,386
South Africa1191:455,27538,276
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443

Mathunya (202) may also be a first name.

Mathunya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mathunya is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathunya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mathunya is the 645,032nd most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 15,505,417 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mathunya reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 637,340th most widespread given name internationally, held by 202 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 222 people, or 1 in 9,156. In Lesotho Mathunya is primarily concentrated in: Leribe District, where 38 percent are found, Maseru District, where 35 percent are found and Thaba-Tseka District, where 13 percent are found. Beside Lesotho it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 27 percent are found and South Africa, where 25 percent are found.

Mathunya Last Name Statistics demography

Mathunya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.26% less than the national average, earning R 113,448 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathuunya941/
Matunya93149/
Mathonya8887/
Mothunya8859/
Matunyah887/
Mathunja881/
Matonya809,750/
Matunja80116/
Matunha8094/
Matunia8014/
Matunyo803/
Matunhay751,023/
Matunjau7526/
Mathonia7525/
Matoenya7513/
Mothonya753/
Matunjay752/
Mathonja751/
Mattonya751/
Matuña712/
Moothonya711/
Motonya67246/
Matonia67128/
Matonja675/
Matonyo675/
Motungia6334/
Motunjau6317/
Meatonia639/
Motungna633/
Motungea631/
Moutonya631/
Maitonyo631/
Matuinhay591/
Motonyo535/
Motugno531/
Matonjo531/

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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 Mathunya
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