Matjaka Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Matjaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 92 | 1:167,807 | 20,631 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Matjaka (38) may also be a first name.
Matjaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matjaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matjaka is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matjaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,894,523rd most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. Matjaka occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Matjaka live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 38 people.
It is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 167,807. In Zimbabwe Matjaka is most frequent in: Matabeleland South Province, where 58 percent are found, Bulawayo Province, where 27 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe Matjaka occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Matjaka
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