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 occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matwana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,414,640th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matwana reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 25 people.

The surname Matwana is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 1,593,462. In South Africa Matwana is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 62 percent reside, Free State, where 24 percent reside and Gauteng, where 6 percent reside. Other than South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 43 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

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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