Matobane Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Matobane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matobane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho561:36,2966,453
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966

Matobane (46) may also be a first name.

Matobane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matobane occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Matobane.

How Common Is The Last Name Matobane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,372,517th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matobane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used forename at a global level, held by 46 people.

The surname Matobane is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 36,296. In Lesotho Matobane is mostly concentrated in: Berea District, where 68 percent reside, Maseru District, where 18 percent reside and Qacha's Nek District, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho this last name exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 14 percent reside.

Matobane Last Name Statistics demography

Matobane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.46% less than the national average, earning R 34,548 per year.

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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 Matobane
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