Matjeka Surname
Approximately 730 people bear this surname
Matjeka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 337 | 1:6,031 | 1,255 |
| South Africa | 285 | 1:190,097 | 20,645 |
| United States | 58 | 1:6,249,292 | 299,206 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Matjeka (64) may also be a first name.
Matjeka Demographics
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Matjeka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matjeka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matjeka occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Matjeka? popularity and diffusion
Matjeka is the 462,174th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 9,982,940 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Matjeka live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,223,525th most common first name globally. It is borne by 64 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 337 people, or 1 in 6,031. In Lesotho Matjeka is mostly found in: Maseru District, where 51 percent reside, Mafeteng District, where 19 percent reside and Berea District, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Lesotho it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 39 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Matjeka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Matjeka has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 5,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Matjeka Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Matjeka last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Matjeka earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 47.85% less than the national average, earning R 123,924 per year and in United States they earn 22.5% less than the national average, earning $33,440 USD per year.
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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 Matjeka
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