Malele Surname

29,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,014 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Malele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8,6451:6,267803
DR Congo2,8391:26,0233,271
Tanzania2,4551:21,5652,681
Malawi7061:24,2483,692
Zambia6791:23,3432,503
Botswana6511:3,359451
Kenya5941:77,7447,233
Uganda2561:152,49713,471
Somalia2451:54,9062,420
Cameroon2201:94,40511,260
Congo1251:39,9133,755
Papua New Guinea1061:76,92210,108
Bolivia1021:104,0834,003
Indonesia911:1,453,28898,507
Zimbabwe651:237,51126,018
Solomon Islands501:11,6012,083
Senegal371:394,0361,909
Niger311:619,09715,317
United States201:18,122,947588,089
American Samoa191:2,935631
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
England91:6,190,895170,599
Samoa91:21,534479
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tonga11:107,313791
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Maléle (1) & Malélé (1) are calculated separately.

Malele (3,548) may also be a first name.

Malele Last Name Facts

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

Malele is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Maléle or Malélé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malele? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 29,711th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 404,549 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Malele reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 118,976th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,548 people.

The last name Malele is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 8,645 people, or 1 in 6,267. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Mpumalanga, where 51 percent are found, Gauteng, where 29 percent are found and Limpopo, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 46 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found and Tanzania, where 14 percent are found.

Malele Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Malele last name is predominantly Muslim (75%) in Kenya.

The amount Malele earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 28.39% less than the national average, earning R 170,184 per year and in United States they earn 26.27% more than the national average, earning $54,485 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maléle941/
Maliele92217/
Mailele92180/
Maleule92106/
Matlele9240/
Maleele9236/
Mahlele9227/
Maleles9223/
Mallele9213/
Malelei9213/
Maulele929/
Malaele926/
Maleale925/
Maleleh924/
Maletle924/
Maleled924/
Maslele923/
Malhele922/
Maelele921/
Maleler921/
Malelie921/
Malelee921/
Mgalele921/
Malélé891/
Mahloele86619/
Mahlehle86348/
Malaelea86175/
Malealea8658/
Maleelet8623/
Mahlaele8621/
Mahalele8613/
Maleeles864/
Malleler863/
Malhaele863/
Maleeled863/
Mahulele862/
Maleelee862/
Mahlelet861/
Matletle861/
Mahlhele861/
Mahllele861/
Mahleley861/
Maleelei861/
Malesley860/
Malale8326,642/
Malela8313,547/
Molele839,833/
Malole833,763/
Melele831,741/
Malile831,239/
Maleli83694/
Malyle83150/
Maleil836/
Maleul836/
Maleal834/
Malhel833/
Malely832/
Malgel830/
Mahahlele804/
Maleilehi803/
Maheelele803/
Mailleile801/
Meallelea801/
Mallela7729,461/
Moleele772,657/
Moloele77629/
Malahle77572/
Motlele77433/
Moulele77335/
Maloley77315/
Molalle77263/
Mohlele77204/
Maliela77152/
Malaely77142/
Mgaleli77129/
Malohle77120/
Mailela77117/
Malilet7799/
Malleli7788/
Meleleu7767/
Mhelele7766/
Malelis7760/
Mallale7754/
Maleela7732/
Mhalhel7719/
Malaley7718/
Moletle7717/
Maleila7716/
Mholele7714/
Maulela7714/
Malgeli7713/
Malhole7713/
Malelya7711/
Malisel7710/
Moleles7710/
Malhela7710/
Mmolele779/
Mahlely779/
Maliler778/
Malyale777/
Malelai776/
Malhale775/
Maalela775/
Malaleh775/
Mallole774/
Maleala774/
Mmalile774/
Maliale774/
Malelid774/
Mallely773/
Malaale773/
Malalle773/
Malalei773/
Maletel773/
Malesli773/
Mollele773/
Mmelele772/
Mhalile772/
Malesil772/
Malicel772/
Mhalole772/
Malelio772/
Mallile771/
Maletil771/
Mhalela771/
Malelay771/
Malelia771/
Molalee771/
Moilele771/
Moliele771/
Malileh771/
Malitel771/
Malilea771/
Malheli771/
Malaile771/
Malisle771/
Mhaleli771/
Melalle771/
Moelele771/
Molaele771/
Molehle771/
Molelet771/
Malileu771/
Malolee770/
Maloiselle751/
Maloisel71282/
Mallaley71277/
Maleelai71131/
Mothlele7165/
Motlhele7130/
Malieloa7129/
Matlelai7128/
Maleeloy7124/
Malluile7117/
Malleala7111/
Maleeloi7111/
Malailet716/
Mosleley716/
Mmallela716/
Molesley715/
Mhahlela715/
Malealla714/
Malahale714/
Malaleih714/
Malleela712/
Maulalee712/
Mohloele712/
Malalley711/
Mauleeli711/
Mallaleu711/
Mallalle711/
Mallelaa711/
Malletly711/
Malicell711/
Mosleler711/
Mollalee711/
Moolelea711/
Maulelia711/
Maullela711/
Mailleul711/
Mahlaely711/
Mahlelis711/
Malllela711/
Mallelis711/
Molehele711/
'Molelei711/
Mhalehli711/
Mahalhel711/
Malhelha711/
Malahlei711/
Mahhlela711/
Molahlee711/
Moulelet711/
Meileles711/
Malloley710/
Maloleey710/
Melalley710/
Malila6717,052/
Malali678,378/
Molale678,326/
Malili673,573/
Moleli672,697/
Molely67517/
Molela67473/
Melale67355/
Malgil67347/
Malail67160/
Mahalleli6737/
Malailehi6720/
Maluil6716/
Malyla678/
Mahahlela674/
Malolj673/
Maléla672/
Malily671/
Malleally671/
Meleli671/
Mhalhleli671/
Mottleler671/
Malalj671/
Malolé671/
Mollealle671/
Melely671/
Mallalley670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malele
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