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 held by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Matjai.
How Common Is The Last Name Matjai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Matjai are found; 56 percent are found in Southern Africa and 56 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Matjai is also the 1,223,525th most common first name at a global level It is held by 64 people.
It is most commonly used in Namibia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 602,350. In Namibia Matjai is most numerous in: Kavango East Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Namibia Matjai occurs in 2 countries. It is also found 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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