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 occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matjei? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Matjei live; 63 percent live in Central Africa and 63 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Matjei is also the 1,467,136th most commonly used forename internationally, held by 47 people.
Matjei is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon Matjei is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 20 percent live, Littoral Region, where 20 percent live and Southwest Region, where 20 percent live. Beside Cameroon Matjei occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs 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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