Matunya Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matunya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1361:113,51615,504
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Matunya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matunya (Russian: Матуня) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Matunya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Matunya is the 1,441,361st most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Matunya are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 113,516. In Zimbabwe Matunya is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 54 percent live, Harare Province, where 24 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.

Matunya Last Name Statistics demography

Matunya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.81% less than the national average, earning R 36,108 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathunya93470/
Matunyah937/
Mathuunya881/
Matonya869,750/
Matunja86116/
Matunha8694/
Matunia8614/
Matunyo863/
Matunhay801,023/
Mathonya8087/
Mothunya8059/
Matunjau8026/
Matoenya8013/
Matunjay802/
Mathunja801/
Mattonya801/
Matuña772/
Matuinhay751/
Motonya71246/
Matonia71128/
Matonyo715/
Matonja715/
Motugna711/
Motungia6734/
Mathonia6725/
Motunjau6717/
Meatonia679/
Motungna673/
Mothonya673/
Motungea671/
Moutonya671/
Maitonyo671/
Mathonja671/
Moothonya631/
Meatoniah631/
Motonyo575/
Motugno571/
Matonjo571/
Motoumgno501/

Matunya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matunya in the Russian language
Матуняmatuna-

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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 Matunya
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