Matwalana Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

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

Matwalana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matwalana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1481:366,06633,202

Matwalana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matwalana has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matwalana? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,447,279th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname Matwalana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matwalana are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 366,066. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 80 percent live, Gauteng, where 16 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 2 percent live.

Matwalana Last Name Statistics demography

Matwalana earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 7.54% less than the national average, earning R 219,720 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathwalana952/
Matwalane8951/
Matwalani898/
Matualana891/
Matwalanje846/
Mathwalane841/
Matualani7830/
Madwalane787/
Motwalona781/
Madwalani781/
Matualange748/
Maduhelena531/

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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 Matwalana
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