Matjekane Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Matjekane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matjekane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1721:314,98729,898
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Matjekane (37) may also be a first name.

Matjekane Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Matjekane Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Matjekane is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matjekane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,295,379th most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Matjekane are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Matjekane is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 37 people.

Matjekane is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 314,987. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 52 percent reside, Limpopo, where 44 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Mozambique, where 1 percent reside.

Matjekane Last Name Statistics demography

Matjekane earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.24% more than the national average, earning R 261,972 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 Matjekane
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