Matshangani Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matshangani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matshangani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478

Matshangani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matshangani occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Matshangani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matshangani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matshangani reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,417,770. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 40 percent live, Gauteng, where 20 percent live and North West, where 20 percent live. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 38 percent live.

Matshangani Last Name Statistics demography

Matshangani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.82% less than the national average, earning R 33,696 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 Matshangani
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