Matjei Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Matjei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Matjei (47) may also be a first name.
Matjei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matjei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matjei is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matjei? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matjei is the 6,723,624th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Matjei is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Matjei are found; 63 percent are found in Central Africa and 63 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most commonly used forename internationally It is held by 47 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon Matjei is most common in: Centre Region, where 20 percent live, Littoral Region, where 20 percent live and Southwest Region, where 20 percent live. Not including Cameroon this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 13 percent live and Thailand, where 13 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 Matjei
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