Matjotjo Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Matjotjo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 42 | 1:48,394 | 7,686 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Matjotjo (33) may also be a first name.
Matjotjo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matjotjo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matjotjo is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matjotjo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Matjotjo is the 2,944,094th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matjotjo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Matjotjo is also the 1,807,719th most numerous first name globally It is held by 33 people.
It is most common in Lesotho, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 48,394. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Berea District, where 86 percent live, Maseru District, where 12 percent live and Quthing District, where 2 percent live. Outside of Lesotho it is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Matjotjo | 94 | 38 | / |
| Matjootjo | 94 | 2 | / |
| Motjotjo | 88 | 2 | / |
| Majojo | 86 | 1,210 | / |
| Motjotjoi | 82 | 4 | / |
| Matsotso | 75 | 473 | / |
| Madjodjo | 75 | 17 | / |
| Matiotio | 75 | 7 | / |
| Matyotyo | 75 | 7 | / |
| Matjutja | 75 | 2 | / |
| Matsotio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matjatja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matjosoh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Majoja | 71 | 29 | / |
| Mojojo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Majoco | 71 | 2 | / |
| Majozo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masotja | 67 | 66 | / |
| Matioso | 67 | 8 | / |
| Majouja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Matyhotyho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Matiozo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mazotio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matchotcho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mateoso | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Matjotjo
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