Maleele Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Maleele Surname Definition:
Maleele is a surname of the Lenje tribe, meaning: miracle.
Maleele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Maleele Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Maleele is a surname of the Lenje tribe, meaning: miracle.
Maleele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maleele Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maleele has its highest incidence in Botswana. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Maleele.
How Common Is The Last Name Maleele? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,274,477th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Maleele live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Botswana, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 78,105. Without taking into account Botswana this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 6 percent are found and Uganda, where 6 percent are found.
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Footnotes
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