Matjai Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Matjai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 1:621,919 | 23,710 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Matjai (64) may also be a first name.
Matjai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matjai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matjai is more commonly found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Matjai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matjai is the 6,360,413th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Matjai live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Matjai is also the 1,223,525th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, borne by 64 people.
The surname Matjai is most common in Namibia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 602,350. In Namibia it is most numerous in: Kavango East Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Namibia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 44 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.
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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 Matjai
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