Matonsi Surname

219,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,863 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matonsi Surname User-submission:

The surname Matonsi means 'drops of the rain'.

Matonsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8331:65,0398,172
DR Congo5131:144,01515,172
Zimbabwe5071:30,4504,684
England31:18,572,686338,250
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Matonsi (22) may also be a first name.

Matonsi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Matonsi means 'drops of the rain'.

- khensimat

Matonsi Last Name Facts

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

Matonsi occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Matonsi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matonsi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 219,513th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,911,726 people. Matonsi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matonsi are found; 72 percent are found in Southern Africa and 72 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 22 people.

Matonsi is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 833 people, or 1 in 65,039. In South Africa Matonsi is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 36 percent live, Gauteng, where 23 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 21 percent live. Apart from South Africa Matonsi is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 28 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 27 percent live.

Matonsi Last Name Statistics demography

Matonsi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.64% less than the national average, earning R 122,052 per year.

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Footnotes

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