Malatole Surname
Approximately 385 people bear this surname
Malatole Surname User-submission:
Malatole originate from The Mokwena. The name comes from the great warrior called Malalatholeng. He was supposed to be a king of The Mokwena tribe, but he refused to be a king. Malatole means 'refusal'.
Malalatholeng moved to the north from Swaziland, where he died.
Read More About This SurnameMalatole Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 383 | 1:141,456 | 16,257 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Malatole Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Malatole originate from The Mokwena. The name comes from the great warrior called Malalatholeng. He was supposed to be a king of The Mokwena tribe, but he refused to be a king. Malatole means 'refusal'.
Malalatholeng moved to the north from Swaziland, where he died. His offspring did not want to use Mokwena as a surname, so they used Malatole and Mokutswe.
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Average Malatole Salary in
South Africa
R 130,212
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Malatole Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malatole Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malatole is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Malatole? popularity and diffusion
Malatole is the 746,827th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 18,928,691 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Malatole live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Malatole is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 383 people, or 1 in 141,456. In South Africa Malatole is mostly concentrated in: Mpumalanga, where 61 percent reside, Gauteng, where 26 percent reside and Limpopo, where 8 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Malatole Last Name Statistics demography
Malatole earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.21% less than the national average, earning R 130,212 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matlatole | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mahlathole | 89 | 2 | / |
| Molatole | 88 | 1,228 | / |
| Malatola | 88 | 56 | / |
| Malatule | 88 | 49 | / |
| Maletole | 88 | 7 | / |
| Malatoli | 88 | 4 | / |
| Malatele | 88 | 1 | / |
| Malatoliy | 82 | 14 | / |
| Malatolay | 82 | 4 | / |
| 'Maletole | 82 | 3 | / |
| Malathale | 82 | 2 | / |
| Malaetele | 82 | 2 | / |
| Malathule | 82 | 1 | / |
| Malathele | 82 | 1 | / |
| Molatolle | 82 | 1 | / |
| Malatal | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mahlethole | 78 | 99 | / |
| Mohlathole | 78 | 25 | / |
| Malatoilay | 78 | 10 | / |
| Molatoli | 75 | 646 | / |
| Malatula | 75 | 107 | / |
| Molatola | 75 | 26 | / |
| Molatele | 75 | 7 | / |
| Malatala | 75 | 3 | / |
| Molatule | 75 | 2 | / |
| Maletele | 75 | 2 | / |
| Molotole | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malatuli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malateli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malathula | 71 | 8 | / |
| Molathule | 71 | 2 | / |
| Motlatoli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Molatalle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malaetali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malatalli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malatalla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mallatula | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mailathal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mallathula | 67 | 6 | / |
| Malaathula | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mailatalli | 67 | 3 | / |
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Footnotes
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