Matshandu Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Matshandu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Matshandu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matshandu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matshandu is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Matshandu.
How Common Is The Last Name Matshandu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Matshandu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matshandu are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. Without taking into account South Africa Matshandu occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mashandu | 94 | 43 | / |
| Masandu | 88 | 47 | / |
| Mazhandu | 82 | 837 | / |
| Machandu | 82 | 20 | / |
| Massandou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Maichandu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mazandu | 75 | 394 | / |
| Masamdu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Masondu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Macandu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mazandou | 71 | 285 | / |
| Mazhendu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Macandau | 71 | 3 | / |
| Macondu | 63 | 18 | / |
| Moussandou | 63 | 2 | / |
| Massoundou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Moutchoundou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mouzandou | 56 | 4 | / |
| Macoundou | 56 | 1 | / |
| Moussoundou | 50 | 4 | / |
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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
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- 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 Matshandu
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