Matlawe Surname

245,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,623 people bear this surname

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

Matlawe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matlawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,6171:33,5054,281
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Matlawe (14) may also be a first name.

Matlawe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matlawe is found most in South Africa. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Matlawe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matlawe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Matlawe is the 245,297th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,490,170 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matlawe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name Matlawe is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 1,617 people, or 1 in 33,505. In South Africa Matlawe is most frequent in: North West, where 71 percent reside, Gauteng, where 24 percent reside and Free State, where 2 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Matlawe Last Name Statistics demography

Matlawe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.33% less than the national average, earning R 141,804 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maetlawe931/
Matlhawe931/
Matlae9267/
Matlaw9212/
Matlhajwe881/
Matlabe861,914/
Matlawa861,096/
Matlawi8672/
Mathlaw8617/
Matlave863/
Matlaeh862/
Matlewe861/
Motlawe861/
Matlhabe801,227/
Matlaeea8068/
Mathlabe8017/
Motlhawe804/
Matlhave802/
Matlhaje801/
Matlhaye801/
Mothlawe801/
Matloa771,574/
Matley771,453/
Matlai77543/
Matlaj77539/
Matlow77297/
Matlaa77125/
Matlay7750/
Matlau7733/
Matlee7724/
Motlae7715/
Matleu777/
Matlea773/
Matloe773/
Matlie773/
Matlue771/
Motlhajwe75110/
Matlhajwa7524/
Metlhajwe751/
Matlava716,197/
Matlaya71277/
Mmatloa71276/
Mattley71207/
Matliya71125/
Matlaha71116/
Motlabe7191/
Mathley7186/
Mastley7172/
Mautloa7146/
Matlija7144/
Mathlay7136/
Matlabi7128/
Meatley7123/
Matlove7110/
Matlive716/
Matloua716/
Maatloa716/
Motlawa713/
Matlheu713/
Matloya713/
Mathleu712/
Mathlaa712/
Matlais711/
Mattlaa711/
Mattlay711/
Mathlowetz711/
Matleih711/
Matleus711/
Mathloa711/
Matława711/
Matlaud711/
Matluoa711/
Matlaia711/
Matlhoa711/
Matlobe711/
Matloue711/
Mhatlea711/
Matlhee711/
Matlhey711/
Mathlee711/
Maitley710/
Mautley710/
Mattlie710/
Mattlow710/
Motlhabe67419/
Matlabuy67122/
MacHtley6741/
Matlhava6716/
Motlaeea679/
Matlhaji678/
'Matluoa675/
Matlabai675/
Matlhoha674/
Matlhabi673/
Matlhobe672/
Maithlie671/
Matthleu671/
Matillow671/
Matliyaa671/
Mottlabe671/
Motlhaje671/
Mothlaje671/
Mattloua671/
Mathloha671/
Mothlabe671/
Motlajwa671/
Mmatlavi671/
Mmatluia671/

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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 Matlawe
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