Matshilana Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matshilana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matshilana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Matshilana (25) may also be a first name.

Matshilana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matshilana is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matshilana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Matshilana occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matshilana are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Matshilana is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 25 people.

This surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 908,132. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Bulawayo Province, where 59 percent live, Matabeleland South Province, where 35 percent live and Matabeleland North Province, where 6 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe Matshilana exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 11 percent live.

Matshilana Last Name Statistics demography

Matshilana earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.92% less than the national average, earning R 176,040 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 Matshilana
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