Malefeke Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Malefeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malefeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1661:326,37230,631
Lesotho811:25,0935,019

Malefeke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malefeke is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malefeke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,022,958th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. Malefeke is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malefeke reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 326,372. In South Africa Malefeke is most common in: Free State, where 48 percent reside, Gauteng, where 45 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 5 percent reside. Apart from South Africa it is found in one country. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 33 percent reside.

Malefeke Last Name Statistics demography

Malefeke earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46% less than the national average, earning R 128,316 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 Malefeke
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