Matsoara Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Matsoara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matsoara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa801:677,22149,167
Lesotho341:59,7818,665

The alternate forms: Matšoara (7) are calculated separately.

Matsoara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matsoara is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Matšoara. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matsoara? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,710,039th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matsoara are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Matsoara is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 677,221. In South Africa Matsoara is mostly concentrated in: Free State, where 65 percent live, Gauteng, where 16 percent live and Western Cape, where 15 percent live. Not including South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 30 percent live.

Matsoara Last Name Statistics demography

Matsoara earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.75% less than the national average, earning R 145,560 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matšoara967/
Mats'oara9428/
Mat'soara9410/
Matshoara941/
Matso'ara941/
Masoara93737/
Motsoara883/
Matsoari881/
Matsahora824/
Masoaro805/
Mosoara801/
Masaora801/
Motsoari751,626/
Mazouara75170/
Masoorah75129/
Motsoare7586/
Mots'oari71433/
Motshoari71106/
Mot'soari7168/
Motshoare7114/
Motsoa'ri713/
'Motsoari713/
Motso'ari712/
Motsoarie711/
Motshoaro711/
Mo'tsoari711/
Motsoarii711/
Massahoura671/
Macaora671/

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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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  • 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 Matsoara
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