Matonela Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Matonela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 79 | 1:670,147 | 39,342 |
| Lesotho | 13 | 1:156,351 | 13,063 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Matonela (40) may also be a first name.
Matonela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matonela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matonela has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Matonela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matonela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,918,812th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matonela reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Matonela is also the 1,614,485th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 40 people.
The last name Matonela is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 670,147. In Tanzania Matonela is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 95 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent live. Aside from Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 14 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matongela | 94 | 25 | / |
| Mathonela | 94 | 2 | / |
| Matonila | 88 | 33 | / |
| Matanela | 88 | 29 | / |
| Matonala | 88 | 5 | / |
| Matonelo | 88 | 2 | / |
| Matonyola | 82 | 235 | / |
| Matongila | 82 | 21 | / |
| Matongelo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Motoneela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matanhelia | 78 | 84 | / |
| Mathangela | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mathonyola | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matanila | 75 | 842 | / |
| Matunila | 75 | 18 | / |
| Matanele | 75 | 13 | / |
| Matanala | 75 | 3 | / |
| Matonile | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mataneli | 75 | 2 | / |
| Matangelo | 71 | 945 | / |
| Matangila | 71 | 426 | / |
| Matungeli | 71 | 76 | / |
| Matungila | 71 | 59 | / |
| Motongele | 71 | 41 | / |
| Matangele | 71 | 21 | / |
| Motangela | 71 | 21 | / |
| Metonhelo | 71 | 14 | / |
| Matanalla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matanhila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathanala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matunilha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matungele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matanaheilay | 70 | 3 | / |
| Mattanalla | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mathangele | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mathungele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mathenjlia | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Matonela
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