Matsoana Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Matsoana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matsoana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho211:96,78810,857
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Matšoana (4) are calculated separately.

Matsoana (83) may also be a first name.

Matsoana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matsoana is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Matšoana. For other possible spellings of Matsoana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matsoana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,274,477th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Matsoana live; 61 percent live in Southern Africa and 61 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Matsoana is also the 1,052,971st most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 83 people.

The surname is most common in Lesotho, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 96,788. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Leribe District, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Lesotho it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 39 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

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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 Matsoana
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