Matsosa Surname
Approximately 712 people bear this surname
Matsosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 560 | 1:96,746 | 11,790 |
| Lesotho | 124 | 1:16,392 | 3,540 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
The alternate forms: Matšosa (12) are calculated separately.
Matsosa (100) may also be a first name.
Matsosa Demographics
Average Matsosa Salary in
South Africa
R 117,936
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Matsosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matsosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matsosa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Matšosa. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matsosa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 471,234th most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 10,235,317 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matsosa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Matsosa is also the 946,056th most commonly held given name at a global level. It is borne by 100 people.
Matsosa is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 560 people, or 1 in 96,746. In South Africa Matsosa is most numerous in: Free State, where 28 percent live, Gauteng, where 22 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 19 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 17 percent live and Botswana, where 4 percent live.
Matsosa Last Name Statistics demography
Matsosa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.37% less than the national average, earning R 117,936 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 Matsosa
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