Malefe Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Malefe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malefe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1051:19,3584,061
South Africa621:873,83457,209
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Malefe (86) may also be a first name.

Malefe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malefe is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malefe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,231,034th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malefe reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Malefe is also the 1,032,266th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 86 people.

This surname is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 19,358. In Lesotho Malefe is mostly found in: Butha-Buthe District, where 74 percent reside, Berea District, where 13 percent reside and Maseru District, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho Malefe exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.

Malefe Last Name Statistics demography

Malefe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.42% less than the national average, earning R 72,672 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malefet923/
Maulefe921/
Malefeu921/
Malef9129/
Mallefet8611/
Maliefeh861/
Malefiea861/
Mahalefe861/
Molefe8397,934/
Maleev836,862/
Mailef83247/
Malife83235/
Malefi8364/
Malefa8358/
Malafe8357/
Maleew8312/
Malofe839/
Melefe838/
Maleef833/
Matlef831/
Maleuf831/
Maylef831/
Mahlef831/
Maillefer80701/
Maillefet8012/
Molefhe771,946/
Masleev77414/
Malafey77280/
Malafei77183/
Malofey77159/
Malefyt77121/
Malofei7797/
Malifer7759/
Malheew7722/
Malephe7711/
Maleeff7710/
Maliffe779/
Malleev778/
Molefie777/
Mailefa774/
'Malefa773/
Malafee772/
Malafeh772/
Moleffe772/
Malaffe771/
Maileev771/
Matleaf771/
Maaleef771/
Malafej771/
Majlefa771/
Malayfe771/
Malefaa771/
Malefoa771/
Malefoy771/
Molefeu771/
Moleife771/
Moliefe771/
Molefee771/
Mmolefe771/
Maaleaf771/
Maleufi771/
Mahlafe771/
Mahlefa771/
Moleefe771/
Moleufe771/
Mollefe771/
Mahleff770/
Matleff770/
Mallefeydt751/
Malev731,820/
Maleb73526/
Malif7367/
Malew7310/
Molef734/
Malyf731/
Mealiffe7184/
Mahlephe7135/
Maaylefa714/
Malhöfer712/
Mauliffe712/
Mahaleev711/
Malaffey711/
Mealifer711/
Maelofea711/
Malaffeu711/
Molefhie711/
Meleafeu711/
Malaphee711/
Moleafie711/
Moliefie711/
Maledfai711/
Molefi6717,369/
Maleva671,999/
Molife671,496/
Maliev67829/
Malifa67638/
Maslev67210/
Malifi67193/
Maliff67134/
Maileb67110/
Mohlef6781/
Malafi6772/
Malofi6769/
Malofy6748/
Malafy6737/
Matlif6731/
Moulef6730/
Mahlev6728/
Motlef6724/
Moleff6723/
Maalif6719/
Moleev6718/
Molefa6712/
Molafe6710/
Maslif679/
Melife679/
Melafe677/
Mallif677/
Maylew676/
Maleab674/
Mailev673/
Malaif673/
Mallev673/
Molofe673/
Maylev672/
Maulif672/
Malhew672/
Matlev672/
Mallefait672/
Maleiv671/
Malyfz671/
Maleib671/
Malews671/
Meauliffe671/
Melofe671/
Malesv671/
Maleph671/
Mollef671/
Malevs671/
Moslef671/
Moleft671/
Molefy671/
Mailew670/
Mallew670/
Maylif670/
Maslew670/

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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
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  • 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 Malefe
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