Matoetoe Surname

816,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Matoetoe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matoetoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2721:7,4731,625
South Africa691:785,18453,751

Matoetoe (17) may also be a first name.

Matoetoe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matoetoe is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Matoetoe.

How Common Is The Last Name Matoetoe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 816,514th most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 21,371,102 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matoetoe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most common forename worldwide, held by 17 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 272 people, or 1 in 7,473. In Lesotho Matoetoe is mostly concentrated in: Qacha's Nek District, where 46 percent reside, Mokhotlong District, where 31 percent reside and Maseru District, where 12 percent reside. Besides Lesotho Matoetoe exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 20 percent reside.

Matoetoe Last Name Statistics demography

Matoetoe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 94.35% less than the national average, earning R 13,416 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matotoe931/
Matetoe931/
Motoetoe881/
Matoutou7532/
Matietie7522/
Mateatea7511/
Matotoua751/
Mateatee751/
Mateetee751/
Mataetea751/
Matotu715/
Matejeteu711/
Matothu673/
Mateyateya671/
Madtotu671/

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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 Matoetoe
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