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 borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matlawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 336,335th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 6,649,221 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matlawa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 606,684th most commonly held given name in the world It is held by 221 people.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 1,093 people, or 1 in 49,568. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 52 percent are found, Gauteng, where 37 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 6 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name exists 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
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