Malematja Surname

345,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,060 people bear this surname

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

Malematja Surname User-submission:

The Malematja surname means 'someone causing injury'.

Malematja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0591:51,1596,489
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Malematja (37) may also be a first name.

Malematja Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Malematja surname means 'someone causing injury'.

- malex

Malematja Last Name Facts

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

Malematja is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Malematja.

How Common Is The Last Name Malematja? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 345,372nd most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,875,043 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malematja live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly occurring given name on earth, borne by 37 people.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,059 people, or 1 in 51,159. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 66 percent live, Gauteng, where 27 percent live and North West, where 3 percent live. Outside of South Africa it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live.

Malematja Last Name Statistics demography

Malematja earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.41% less than the national average, earning R 120,216 per year.

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