Matshanda Surname

761,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 375 people bear this surname

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

Matshanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matshanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2341:231,52923,959
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Matshanda (35) may also be a first name.

Matshanda Last Name Facts

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

Matshanda occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matshanda? popularity and diffusion

The surname Matshanda is the 761,666th most common surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 19,433,456 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Matshanda are found; 72 percent are found in Southern Africa and 72 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Matshanda is also the 1,744,716th most common given name throughout the world, borne by 35 people.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 234 people, or 1 in 231,529. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 69 percent reside, Western Cape, where 15 percent reside and Gauteng, where 11 percent reside. Other than South Africa it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent reside.

Matshanda Last Name Statistics demography

Matshanda earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.98% less than the national average, earning R 164,028 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 Matshanda
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