Matoshela Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Matoshela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matoshela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1281:15,8793,448
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494

Matoshela (29) may also be a first name.

Matoshela Last Name Facts

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

Matoshela is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matoshela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,484,726th most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matoshela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Matoshela is also the 1,951,561st most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 29 people.

The last name Matoshela is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 128 people, or 1 in 15,879. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Mokhotlong District, where 66 percent reside, Butha-Buthe District, where 16 percent reside and Leribe District, where 16 percent reside. Barring Lesotho this surname exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 10 percent reside.

Matoshela Last Name Statistics demography

Matoshela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.81% less than the national average, earning R 109,764 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 Matoshela
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