Malatela Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

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

Malatela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malatela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251

Malatela (17) may also be a first name.

Malatela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malatela has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malatela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malatela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Malatela is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 17 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 1,041,879. In South Africa Malatela is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 92 percent are found and Gauteng, where 8 percent are found.

Malatela Last Name Statistics demography

Malatela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.74% less than the national average, earning R 43,392 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 Malatela
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