Maeletsa Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Maeletsa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Lesotho | 16 | 1:127,035 | 12,091 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Maeletsa (12) may also be a first name.
Maeletsa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maeletsa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maeletsa is most common in Botswana. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maeletsa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,228,735th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maeletsa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Maeletsa is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Botswana, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 128,643. Barring Botswana Maeletsa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 43 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maletsa | 93 | 60 | / |
| Melaetsa | 88 | 94 | / |
| Maeletso | 88 | 28 | / |
| Moeletsa | 88 | 19 | / |
| Malaetsa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Maeletja | 88 | 1 | / |
| Maletsha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mailetsa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Moheletsa | 82 | 8 | / |
| Mahaletsa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maletscha | 82 | 0 | / |
| Malatsa | 80 | 325 | / |
| Malotsa | 80 | 114 | / |
| Malytsa | 80 | 104 | / |
| Malitsa | 80 | 53 | / |
| Moletsa | 80 | 42 | / |
| Maletso | 80 | 27 | / |
| Melitsa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Melotsa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malitsha | 75 | 366 | / |
| Molaetsa | 75 | 349 | / |
| Malotsha | 75 | 334 | / |
| Malatsai | 75 | 85 | / |
| Mahlatsa | 75 | 63 | / |
| Malatsay | 75 | 39 | / |
| Malatsha | 75 | 7 | / |
| Malietso | 75 | 5 | / |
| Maheleza | 75 | 2 | / |
| Maelecha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maeledza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moletsha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maleza | 71 | 1,804 | / |
| Meleza | 71 | 231 | / |
| Mahalotsa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Molaetsai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mawehleza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahlatsha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maelezo | 67 | 1,065 | / |
| Mahleza | 67 | 522 | / |
| Molatsa | 67 | 128 | / |
| Malleza | 67 | 58 | / |
| Malecza | 67 | 23 | / |
| Maileca | 67 | 20 | / |
| Molotsa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Malezai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Maeliza | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mahlahatsa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mheleza | 67 | 4 | / |
| Malitza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Malatso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Melitza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maleeza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malezah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maileza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malatshaha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Maeletsa
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