Madlela Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Madlela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Madlela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2471:62,5039,418
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Madlela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Madlela is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Madlela? popularity and diffusion

Madlela is the 908,336th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,872,170 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Madlela are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 247 people, or 1 in 62,503. In Zimbabwe Madlela is mostly concentrated in: Bulawayo Province, where 51 percent live, Matabeleland South Province, where 31 percent live and Matabeleland North Province, where 11 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 13 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Madlela Last Name Statistics demography

Madlela earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 20.65% less than the national average, earning R 188,556 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Madhlela9329/
Mgadlela9314/
Maditlela8810/
Mhadleela881/
Madujlela881/
Madlala8636,664/
Madlelo8615/
Modlela863/
Madlele862/
Madlila862/
Madlola862/
Mmaditlela821/
Madhlila8016/
Madhlele809/
Madllala802/
Madleley801/
Madlhala801/
Madlalai801/
Maudlala801/
Maddlila801/
Madlallah75187/
Madlolo71677/
Madlili7110/
Modlala718/
Madlalo714/
Medlola711/
Madhlala67860/
Mgodleli679/
Madloloi671/
Madlholo671/
Madhlaile631/
Modlolo571/
Modlalo571/
Modhlala531/

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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 Madlela
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