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
Matjaka occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Matjaka.
How Common Is The Last Name Matjaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,894,523rd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Matjaka live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Matjaka is also the 1,662,754th most frequent forename at a global level It is held by 38 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 167,807. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Matabeleland South Province, where 58 percent live, Bulawayo Province, where 27 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 8 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 4 percent live.
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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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