Matlawa Surname

336,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,096 people bear this surname

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

Matlawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matlawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0931:49,5686,292
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Matlawa (221) may also be a first name.

Matlawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matlawa is found most in South Africa. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Matlawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matlawa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 336,335th most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 6,649,221 people. Matlawa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matlawa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 606,684th most frequently held forename globally, borne by 221 people.

The last name Matlawa is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,093 people, or 1 in 49,568. In South Africa Matlawa is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 52 percent are found, Gauteng, where 37 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 6 percent are found. Excluding South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Matlawa Last Name Statistics demography

Matlawa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.17% less than the national average, earning R 135,060 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matlhajwa8824/
Matlava866,197/
Matlawe861,623/
Matlaba86425/
Matlowa86213/
Matlawi8672/
Motlawa863/
Matława861/
Matlhaba80462/
Matlaeva80211/
Mathlaba8038/
Matlhava8016/
Matlabai805/
Motlajwa801/
Matlhawe801/
Motlhajwa75342/
Motlhaywa7514/
Matlyaeva757/
Madthlaba753/
Mothlajwa752/
Motlhaswa751/
Motlhahwa751/
Matlhajwe751/
Matlabe711,914/
Matlabo71350/
Matloba71129/
Matlabi7128/
Matlova7124/
Matillaeva7115/
Motlaba715/
Matlave713/
Motława711/
Matleva711/
Motlawe711/
Matlhabe671,227/
Matlabuy67122/
Motlhaba67120/
Mathlabe6717/
Matlooba6714/
Motlhowa679/
Matlhabo676/
Motlhawe674/
Matlhabi673/
Motloiwa673/
Matlhave672/
Mothlaba672/
Motlejwa671/
Mothlawe671/
Mathlova671/
Mmatlavi671/

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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 Matlawa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis