Matiwana Surname

198,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,107 people bear this surname

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

Matiwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matiwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,0661:26,2233,358
Zimbabwe391:395,85235,770
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Matiwana (112) may also be a first name.

Matiwana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matiwana is found most in South Africa. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matiwana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 198,459th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,458,731 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matiwana live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 885,979th most common first name at a global level, borne by 112 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 2,066 people, or 1 in 26,223. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 71 percent are found, Western Cape, where 14 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Matiwana Last Name Statistics demography

Matiwana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.69% less than the national average, earning R 131,448 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 Matiwana
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