Malefo Surname
Approximately 5,081 people bear this surname
Malefo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4,419 | 1:12,260 | 1,525 |
| Botswana | 320 | 1:6,834 | 1,161 |
| Solomon Islands | 240 | 1:2,417 | 223 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Lesotho | 22 | 1:92,389 | 10,629 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Malefo (2,369) may also be a first name.
Malefo Demographics
Average Malefo Salary in
South Africa
R 153,348
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Malefo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malefo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Malefo occurs most in South Africa. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Malefo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malefo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 93,822nd most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,434,274 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Malefo reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Malefo is also the 152,653rd most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 2,369 people.
It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 4,419 people, or 1 in 12,260. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 33 percent reside, North West, where 28 percent reside and Limpopo, where 26 percent reside. Beside South Africa this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 6 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 5 percent reside.
Malefo Last Name Statistics demography
Malefo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.47% less than the national average, earning R 153,348 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malefho | 92 | 596 | / |
| Maleffo | 92 | 47 | / |
| Malefou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Malefoy | 92 | 1 | / |
| Malefoa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maelefo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mallefo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Malofo | 83 | 91 | / |
| Malefa | 83 | 58 | / |
| Malafo | 83 | 45 | / |
| Molefo | 83 | 35 | / |
| Melefo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Malaffo | 77 | 117 | / |
| Mahlevo | 77 | 40 | / |
| Mailefa | 77 | 4 | / |
| 'Malefa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Malifot | 77 | 2 | / |
| Majlefa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malefaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malefeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahlefa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahalefa | 71 | 256 | / |
| Maaylefa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Malifooz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maelafou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melafo | 67 | 1,261 | / |
| Malifa | 67 | 638 | / |
| Malafa | 67 | 437 | / |
| Malofa | 67 | 77 | / |
| Molafo | 67 | 41 | / |
| Melefa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Molefa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Molofo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Molifo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melofo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Malefo
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