Matwana Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Matwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Matwana (25) may also be a first name.

Matwana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matwana is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matwana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,414,640th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matwana are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 25 people.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 1,593,462. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 62 percent are found, Free State, where 24 percent are found and Gauteng, where 6 percent are found. Barring South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 43 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Matwana Last Name Statistics demography

Matwana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.48% less than the national average, earning R 86,796 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 Matwana
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