Matjota Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Matjota Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 114 | 1:17,829 | 3,803 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Matjota Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matjota Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matjota has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matjota? popularity and diffusion
Matjota is the 1,701,480th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matjota are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 17,829. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Mokhotlong District, where 91 percent live, Berea District, where 6 percent live and Butha-Buthe District, where 1 percent live. Excluding Lesotho it exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 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 Matjota
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