Malathela Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Malathela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malathela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana391:56,07510,323
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799

Malathela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malathela is more commonly found in Botswana than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malathela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,203,767th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname Malathela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malathela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Botswana, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 56,075. Without taking into account Botswana Malathela is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 47 percent live.

Malathela Last Name Statistics demography

Malathela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42% less than the national average, earning R 137,832 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 Malathela
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