Matomela Surname

111,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,169 people bear this surname

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

Matomela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matomela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,0301:13,4441,689
Botswana1161:18,8533,768
Lesotho151:135,50412,442
England51:11,143,612252,590
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Matomela (58) may also be a first name.

Matomela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matomela is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matomela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 111,404th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,748,032 people. The last name Matomela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matomela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most numerous forename worldwide It is held by 58 people.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 4,030 people, or 1 in 13,444. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent reside, Western Cape, where 12 percent reside and Gauteng, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 3 percent reside and Lesotho, where 0 percent reside.

Matomela Last Name Statistics demography

Matomela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.21% less than the national average, earning R 146,844 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 Matomela
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