Matshangu Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Matshangu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Matshangu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matshangu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matshangu occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matshangu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matshangu are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Other than South Africa it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mashangu | 94 | 432 | / |
| Matsangu | 94 | 56 | / |
| Matshagu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Matsangou | 89 | 187 | / |
| Matshengu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Masangu | 88 | 56,421 | / |
| Machangu | 82 | 396 | / |
| Massangu | 82 | 155 | / |
| Mahcangu | 82 | 12 | / |
| Matsanou | 82 | 10 | / |
| Mahsangu | 82 | 3 | / |
| Matsagou | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mazhangu | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mahzangu | 82 | 2 | / |
| Matsiagu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matchanu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mashongu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maitchangou | 80 | 8 | / |
| Maytchangou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Machang'u | 78 | 98 | / |
| Massangou | 78 | 12 | / |
| Massangus | 78 | 9 | / |
| Machangou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matsaggou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Masanggup | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mazangu | 75 | 263 | / |
| Masongu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mosangu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maxangu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matsoungou | 74 | 305 | / |
| Maitchanou | 74 | 2 | / |
| Maissangou | 74 | 1 | / |
| Masachengu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Matzanou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mazangou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Massongu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maichanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maychanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madzangu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machagau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maïchanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motsanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masangoe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahcanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mazhengu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moutsiangou | 70 | 9 | / |
| Massangouth | 70 | 2 | / |
| Maichanou | 67 | 985 | / |
| Matsougou | 67 | 204 | / |
| Mazagu | 67 | 47 | / |
| Mazanu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Maychanou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Macanu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Matchonou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matsounou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Machanhui | 67 | 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
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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 Matshangu
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