Matsama Surname
Approximately 384 people bear this surname
Matsama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 247 | 1:219,343 | 23,014 |
| Cameroon | 58 | 1:358,087 | 31,912 |
| Zimbabwe | 45 | 1:343,072 | 32,830 |
| Greece | 33 | 1:335,751 | 47,626 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
Matsama (608) may also be a first name.
Matsama Demographics
Average Matsama Salary in
South Africa
R 269,256
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Matsama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matsama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matsama is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matsama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matsama is the 748,537th most numerous last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 18,977,984 people. The surname Matsama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Matsama reside; 76 percent reside in Southern Africa and 76 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Matsama is also the 338,872nd most widespread forename globally. It is borne by 608 people.
The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 247 people, or 1 in 219,343. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 45 percent live, Gauteng, where 29 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 26 percent live. Outside of South Africa Matsama is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 15 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent live.
Matsama Last Name Statistics demography
Matsama earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.31% more than the national average, earning R 269,256 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 Matsama
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