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 surname Mathunya is found most in Lesotho. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathunya? popularity and diffusion

Mathunya is the 645,032nd most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 15,505,417 people. Mathunya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mathunya live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mathunya is also the 637,340th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 202 people.

This surname is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is held by 222 people, or 1 in 9,156. In Lesotho Mathunya is mostly found in: Leribe District, where 38 percent reside, Maseru District, where 35 percent reside and Thaba-Tseka District, where 13 percent reside. Besides Lesotho Mathunya occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 27 percent reside and South Africa, where 25 percent reside.

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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