Matshaka Surname
Approximately 1,247 people bear this surname
Matshaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 607 | 1:89,255 | 10,935 |
| DR Congo | 568 | 1:130,070 | 13,970 |
| Zimbabwe | 71 | 1:217,440 | 24,563 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Matshaka (114) may also be a first name.
Matshaka Demographics
Average Matshaka Salary in
South Africa
R 134,952
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Matshaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matshaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matshaka is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matshaka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 303,968th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,844,062 people. Matshaka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matshaka are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 877,214th most numerous first name internationally, held by 114 people.
The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 607 people, or 1 in 89,255. In South Africa Matshaka is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 48 percent live, Limpopo, where 17 percent live and Gauteng, where 15 percent live. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 46 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live.
Matshaka Last Name Statistics demography
Matshaka earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.21% less than the national average, earning R 134,952 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 Matshaka
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