Matshelela Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matshelela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matshelela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe391:395,85235,770
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058

Matshelela (21) may also be a first name.

Matshelela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matshelela is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matshelela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,555,468th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. Matshelela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matshelela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Matshelela is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 21 people.

The last name Matshelela is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 395,852. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Matabeleland North Province, where 67 percent live, Midlands Province, where 31 percent live and Matabeleland South Province, where 3 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this surname is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 32 percent live.

Matshelela Last Name Statistics demography

Matshelela earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.01% less than the national average, earning R 166,320 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 Matshelela
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