Malelo Surname

307,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Malelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6841:77,4007,996
DR Congo3491:211,68920,903
South Africa841:644,97347,754
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
Zambia281:566,06923,715
Solomon Islands221:26,3655,164
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
United States71:51,779,848968,877
India61:127,844,230863,365
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Malelo (202) may also be a first name.

Malelo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malelo (Marathi: मलेलो) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Malelo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malelo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 307,434th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,929,655 people. Malelo is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Malelo live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Malelo is also the 637,340th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 202 people.

The last name Malelo is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 684 people, or 1 in 77,400. In Tanzania Malelo is most numerous in: Simiyu Region, where 28 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 26 percent live and Geita Region, where 24 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 28 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.

Malelo Last Name Statistics demography

Malelo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.5% less than the national average, earning R 146,136 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maulelo9266/
Mallelo929/
Mmalelo925/
Mahlelo925/
Malaelo924/
Malelou923/
Malelio922/
Mahalelo86252/
Mahlehlo8631/
Malieloa8629/
Maleeloy8624/
Maleeloi8611/
Mailealo861/
Mahlaelo861/
Maleeloh861/
Malela8313,547/
Malilo837,833/
Malolo833,082/
Malalo83954/
Molelo83772/
Melelo8374/
Malylo8328/
Mahallelo8014/
Maillelou801/
Mahleeloh801/
Mallela7729,461/
Mallola77271/
Malaela77165/
Maliela77152/
Mailela77117/
Maliolo77111/
Maelalo77108/
Maluilo7789/
Maulilo7778/
Mallilo7778/
Maloylo7776/
Maelola7749/
Maleula7742/
Matlela7738/
Maleela7732/
Malailo7727/
Mahlela7727/
Maelolo7721/
Mailalo7719/
Malujlo7718/
Maleila7716/
Mmolelo7716/
Malallo7716/
Maulela7714/
Mahlalo7713/
Malelya7711/
Maliloi7711/
Melelou7711/
Malhela7710/
Mallolo779/
Malilou779/
Malelah778/
Maloloi777/
Maslela776/
Melielo776/
Malalio776/
Malaloi776/
Maalela775/
Moleloa775/
Maleala774/
Maulalo774/
Maililo774/
Mahlilo774/
Maylalo774/
Malelas774/
Maloilo773/
Mhelelo772/
Malyalo772/
Malilio772/
Moletlo772/
Melallo772/
Maloloy772/
Malaloy772/
Malgela771/
Mhalela771/
Malalyo771/
Malelia771/
Maletla771/
Malilgo771/
Malojlo771/
Malolio771/
Moulelo771/
Molelio771/
Molallo771/
Malahlo771/
Malohlo771/
Moelelo771/
Malaloo771/
Mallalo771/
Malhalo771/
Malelaz770/
Mahlaela713,462/
Malailoi71511/
Mahlehla71244/
Mallolla7155/
Malailoy7149/
Mahlahlo7132/
Mohlehlo7122/
Malleala7111/
Molleloa7111/
Malyolyo7110/
Mahulilo719/
Mmallela716/
Malailou716/
Malalouh716/
Mallaela715/
Mhahlela715/
Malealla714/
Mahloela714/
Malhelat714/
Malleela712/
Mallilio712/
Maulilio712/
Mathlela712/
Maliolio712/
Mahulela712/
Mahalela712/
Mallalou711/
Mallelaa711/
Malletla711/
Mhalahlo711/
Maulelia711/
Maullela711/
Mallilos711/
Malllela711/
Moulelou711/
Mhalilou711/
Mautlela711/
Malhelha711/
Maislela711/
Maillola711/
Mahhlela711/
Meleeloy711/
Maleelad711/
Malilhos711/
Malala6738,959/
Malila6717,052/
Malola674,638/
Molela67473/
Molalo67198/
Molilo67194/
Melilo67152/
Melela6793/
Melolo6771/
Melalo6757/
Melola6739/
Malyla678/
Mahahlela674/
Maléla672/
Mathleela671/
Mallethla671/
Mahalelah671/

Malelo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malelo in the Marathi language
मलेलोmalelo-

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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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  • 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 Malelo
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