Malabela Surname

381,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 935 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Malabela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malabela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9321:58,1317,367
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080

Malabela (11) may also be a first name.

Malabela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malabela occurs most in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malabela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Malabela is the 381,197th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 7,794,167 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malabela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Malabela is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 11 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 932 people, or 1 in 58,131. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 40 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 33 percent reside and Gauteng, where 24 percent reside. Other than South Africa Malabela exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Malabela Last Name Statistics demography

Malabela earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.76% less than the national average, earning R 178,800 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 Malabela
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