Malandela Surname

628,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Malandela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malandela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2661:58,0388,803
South Africa1991:272,25027,005
Zambia191:834,20628,447
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Malandela (171) may also be a first name.

Malandela Last Name Facts

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

Malandela occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malandela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 628,294th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,964,160 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malandela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 698,971st most widespread given name throughout the world. It is borne by 171 people.

The surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 266 people, or 1 in 58,038. In Zimbabwe Malandela is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 35 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 31 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 19 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 41 percent are found and Zambia, where 4 percent are found.

Malandela Last Name Statistics demography

Malandela earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.07% less than the national average, earning R 178,056 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malandila89719/
Malandala89648/
Malandele8917/
Malondela893/
Malandeli892/
Malandola891/
Molandela891/
Malandalla846/
Molondela781/
Molondolo567/

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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 Malandela
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