Matsheko Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Matsheko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Matsheko (645) may also be a first name.
Matsheko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matsheko Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matsheko is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matsheko? popularity and diffusion
Matsheko is the 4,908,606th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matsheko reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Matsheko is also the 327,343rd most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 645 people.
The last name Matsheko is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,611,847. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 93 percent live and Gauteng, where 7 percent live. Apart from South Africa it is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
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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 Matsheko
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