Matshabela Surname

844,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 325 people bear this surname

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

Matshabela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matshabela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2991:181,19619,872
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605

Matshabela (16) may also be a first name.

Matshabela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matshabela has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matshabela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Matshabela is the 844,382nd most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,423,218 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matshabela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name globally, borne by 16 people.

This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 299 people, or 1 in 181,196. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 48 percent reside, North West, where 14 percent reside and Gauteng, where 12 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent reside.

Matshabela Last Name Statistics demography

Matshabela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.05% less than the national average, earning R 121,080 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 Matshabela
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