Matorofa Surname
Approximately 235 people bear this surname
Matorofa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 229 | 1:67,416 | 10,100 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
Matorofa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matorofa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matorofa is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Matorofa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matorofa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matorofa is the 1,061,269th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matorofa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Matorofa is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 229 people, or 1 in 67,416. In Zimbabwe Matorofa is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 57 percent reside, Harare Province, where 25 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 9 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Matorofa
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