Matunjwa Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Matunjwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matunjwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa901:601,97445,802
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905

Matunjwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matunjwa is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matunjwa? popularity and diffusion

Matunjwa is the 1,882,912th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matunjwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Matunjwa is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 601,974. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 48 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 27 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 24 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Matunjwa exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent reside.

Matunjwa Last Name Statistics demography

Matunjwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.78% less than the national average, earning R 126,480 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathunjwa944,351/
Matinjwa88222/
Matunywa8848/
Mathunywa82287/
Mathinjwa82282/
Mathumjwa823/
Mathuniwa822/
Mathonjwa821/
Mathunjwe821/
Mothunjwa821/
Matonywa756/
Matinywa752/
Matiniwa751/
Mathonywa711/
Matineva632/
Motoniwa631/
Matineeva593/
Matonevi503/

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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 Matunjwa
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