Matshepa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matshepa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matshepa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Matshepa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matshepa occurs most in South Africa. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matshepa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matshepa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Besides South Africa Matshepa occurs in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matsepa93801/
Mashepa93140/
Matshipa88592/
Matchepa88105/
Matshepe8849/
Motshepa8845/
Mashepha886/
Matshapa885/
Maschepa885/
Matshepo881/
Masepa86261/
Matshipha826/
Matshephe824/
Matshappa821/
Maschespa821/
Mmatshepo821/
Matshephi821/
Matsepe804,832/
Motsepa801,716/
Matsapa801,105/
Matsipa80978/
Matsopa8054/
Mashipa8030/
Machepa8025/
Matsepo8018/
Mashepo802/
Masepau801/
Masepha801/
Maseepa801/
Matsopha75745/
Motshepe75527/
Matshipi75232/
Machepha75153/
Matsephe7563/
Matshipo7546/
Mots'epa7533/
Motsoepa7521/
Motshepo7513/
Motshapa756/
Motshipa754/
Mats'epo754/
Matchipa754/
Mmatsipa754/
Maishipa753/
Mathsipa753/
Motshepi752/
Matsapha752/
Matsyopa751/
Maitsapa751/
Matchepo751/
Mat'sepo751/
Mats'apa751/
Mats'epe751/
Matsappa751/
Maatsipa751/
Maissepa751/
Mot'sepa751/
'Matsepo751/
Matsipah751/
Matsiphe751/
Matsepho751/
Matshipe751/
Mashipha751/
Motsepha751/
Masipa716,906/
Mazepa716,092/
Masepo71194/
Moitshepi71187/
Motshephe7128/
Mosepa7119/
Mmatshipi7113/
Macepa717/
'Mats'epo714/
Maitshapo713/
Matsiepoo712/
Moitshepe711/
Motshipay711/
'Mots'epa711/
Motsepe679,945/
Motsopa67593/
Machipa67559/
Matsipe67537/
Motsepo67233/
Masipah67154/
Machepe67120/
Motsipa67119/
Mazeppa67102/
Matsopo6769/
Mashipo6768/
Machepy6748/
Moitshephi6739/
Masipha6737/
Maczepa6725/
Machepi6718/
Madzepa6712/
Motsepi6710/
Massepo676/
Matsipi674/
Maasipa673/
Massipa673/
Matsapo673/
Mosepha673/
Masipau672/
Maseapo672/
Mazhapa671/
Mazhipa671/
Mazhopa671/
Masuipa671/
Masipai671/
Maciepa671/
Mazeupa671/
Motšepa671/
Metsapa671/
Matsipo671/
Matzepe671/
Masypha671/
Mazzepa671/
Masipad671/

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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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  • 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 Matshepa
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