Matshalaga Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Matshalaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 60 | 1:257,304 | 27,433 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Matshalaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matshalaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matshalaga is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matshalaga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,436,415th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matshalaga are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Matshalaga is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 257,304. In Zimbabwe Matshalaga is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 28 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 22 percent live and Midlands Province, where 20 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe Matshalaga exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matshalanga | 95 | 1 | / |
| Matshahlanga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Masalanga | 84 | 408 | / |
| Machalaga | 84 | 19 | / |
| Massalaga | 84 | 1 | / |
| Masalianga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Massalanga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Masalago | 78 | 487 | / |
| Macalagay | 74 | 323 | / |
| Masalonga | 74 | 254 | / |
| Masalongga | 70 | 3 | / |
| Matshologo | 70 | 1 | / |
| Madssalatcgi | 64 | 1 | / |
| Mashologo | 63 | 7 | / |
| Mazzaloga | 63 | 3 | / |
| Modsalage | 63 | 1 | / |
| Massalongo | 60 | 230 | / |
| Motshologi | 60 | 25 | / |
| Masologo | 56 | 184 | / |
| Masolongo | 53 | 34 | / |
| Motsologi | 53 | 17 | / |
| Motsologe | 53 | 2 | / |
| Mazalegheu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Matshalaga
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