Matsiyana Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Matsiyana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Matsiyana (17) may also be a first name.
Matsiyana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matsiyana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matsiyana is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matsiyana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,427,875th most numerous family name globally It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matsiyana live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent given name internationally, borne by 17 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 812,539. In Zimbabwe Matsiyana is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 89 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 5 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 5 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe Matsiyana occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 5 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 Matsiyana
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