Matwela Surname
Approximately 191 people bear this surname
Matwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 103 | 1:513,996 | 33,942 |
| South Africa | 56 | 1:967,459 | 60,627 |
| Lesotho | 32 | 1:63,517 | 8,935 |
Matwela Demographics
Average Matwela Salary in
South Africa
R 77,088
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Matwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matwela has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matwela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Matwela is the 1,222,957th most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matwela live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 513,996. In Tanzania Matwela is primarily found in: Mtwara Region, where 91 percent live and Lindi Region, where 9 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 29 percent live and Lesotho, where 17 percent live.
Matwela Last Name Statistics demography
Matwela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.56% less than the national average, earning R 77,088 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathwela | 93 | 24 | / |
| Mathwaela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matwele | 86 | 280 | / |
| Matwala | 86 | 122 | / |
| Matweli | 86 | 52 | / |
| Matuela | 86 | 37 | / |
| Matwila | 86 | 22 | / |
| Matwely | 86 | 1 | / |
| Madwela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matwelo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mathwala | 80 | 52 | / |
| Mathwila | 80 | 26 | / |
| Mattuela | 80 | 9 | / |
| Matouela | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mathuela | 80 | 3 | / |
| Matuhela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mahtwila | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matwaala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Metwejla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mathwaila | 75 | 2 | / |
| Maduela | 71 | 7,421 | / |
| Madwala | 71 | 107 | / |
| Matuila | 71 | 70 | / |
| Matwalo | 71 | 32 | / |
| Matwily | 71 | 9 | / |
| Matuele | 71 | 5 | / |
| Motwala | 71 | 4 | / |
| Madwele | 71 | 3 | / |
| Matwili | 71 | 3 | / |
| Madwila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Metwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madweli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mattweiler | 71 | 0 | / |
| Maddvela | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meadwele | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mmatuele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motwhala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maduhela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mathwalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metwilai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motwalla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mathwile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Madhwala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohtwele | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Matwela
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis