Matovheke Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

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

Matovheke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matovheke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1831:296,05328,632
England11:55,718,059489,080

Matovheke Last Name Facts

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

Matovheke occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Matovheke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matovheke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,252,959th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name Matovheke is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Matovheke live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Matovheke is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 296,053. In South Africa Matovheke is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 70 percent are found, Gauteng, where 26 percent are found and Western Cape, where 2 percent are found. Not including South Africa Matovheke occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found.

Matovheke Last Name Statistics demography

Matovheke earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.24% less than the national average, earning R 165,780 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matovheka891/
Mataveke8236/
Matobeke8213/
Matoveka8212/
Matoviche7846/
Matovykh71115/
Matovick7131/
Matoweka719/
Mastovykh6711/
Matabheek675/
Mothobeke673/

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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
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  • 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 Matovheke
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