Malete Surname

45,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,525 people bear this surname

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

Malete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa10,1251:5,351673
Botswana3701:5,911961
Lesotho2201:9,2392,092
Zambia2111:75,1186,452
India1431:5,364,094131,111
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Kenya981:471,22324,622
Indonesia581:2,280,159138,233
Zimbabwe571:270,84628,330
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Benin221:469,80032,108
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
England171:3,277,533109,658
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Malete (1,225) may also be a first name.

Malete Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malete (Marathi: मालेते) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Malete click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malete? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 45,039th most common surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 632,325 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Malete live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 226,075th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 1,225 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 10,125 people, or 1 in 5,351. In South Africa Malete is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 40 percent live, Limpopo, where 31 percent live and North West, where 12 percent live. Aside from South Africa Malete occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 3 percent live and Lesotho, where 2 percent live.

Malete Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Malete earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.21% less than the national average, earning R 151,584 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malette923,124/
Mallete92736/
Maalete92321/
Malaete9253/
Maletie9231/
Maletje9215/
Maleter9214/
Maulete9212/
Maleate9211/
Malethe929/
Maliete926/
Maleete926/
Mahlete924/
Maletei924/
Malhete923/
Maleste922/
Maletez921/
Maletes921/
Malet919,979/
Mallette867,544/
Malester8638/
Malhethe8613/
Maulette869/
Malletie868/
Malietie868/
Maleateh863/
Malleter863/
Mailette862/
Mahalete862/
Mauleate861/
Malletee861/
Maletest861/
Malechte861/
Maleetes861/
Maylette860/
Malate8358,770/
Mallet8335,926/
Molete8312,707/
Mahlet838,442/
Maleta836,419/
Malets834,955/
Maulet83494/
Malite83463/
Malote83421/
Maleti83380/
Maslet83320/
Melete83210/
Malett83204/
Malget83196/
Mailet83175/
Maliet83153/
Mealet8381/
Maleth8354/
Maleed8347/
Malest8313/
Maleat8313/
Malhet8310/
Malety839/
Matlet836/
Maylet833/
Maleyt832/
Maletá832/
Hmalet831/
Maalet831/
Maleit831/
Maletj831/
Maleet831/
Maillette80599/
Magliette8033/
Malliette8015/
Masletter800/
Mealester800/
Maillet7722,555/
Mallett7717,507/
Maulate775,569/
Maletta772,010/
Molette771,035/
Malleti77985/
Maletti77904/
Malotte77503/
Malliet77443/
Meallet77314/
Mauleti77257/
Maylett77200/
Malitte77185/
Maletha77184/
Mailite77178/
Malleta77156/
Melette77138/
Maletis7785/
Maileti7765/
Maletaj7758/
Maliety7745/
Mailhet7743/
Maelite7742/
Mattlet7740/
Malhiet7735/
Mahlate7734/
Maleita7729/
Mallety7729/
Mallate7728/
Mallote7727/
Maullet7727/
Meleteh7725/
Moletje7725/
Maliate7724/
Maileht7719/
Majlest7717/
Mollete7716/
Mahalet7716/
Mallite7716/
Malleth7715/
Malletz7713/
Malieta7711/
Mailett779/
Malieth778/
Malateh777/
Moletes776/
Malites776/
Malatee775/
Meletea775/
Maslett774/
Malheta774/
Maléter774/
Magliet774/
Maaleti773/
Maletay773/
Maletiy773/
Malited773/
Malgeti772/
Malatte772/
Molethe772/
Mailīte772/
Maletoa772/
Meletie772/
Moleate772/
Maliter772/
Maletyh772/
Mailote771/
Mayleti771/
Masledt771/
Maluite771/
Malyote771/
Malleat771/
Malhett771/
Mealeta771/
Moleete771/
Maileta771/
Moleste771/
Moleite771/
Maletch771/
Maeleti771/
Maaleit771/
Mahleit771/
Mahlejt771/
Malheed771/
Malayte771/
Maleith771/
Malotea771/
Mayllet771/
Mhalote771/
Meliete771/
Malethi771/
Malhate771/
Mhelete771/
Meletey771/
Mahliet771/
Moulete771/
Moelete771/
Moletee771/
Moletie771/
Maletcz771/
Maletio771/
Maleath771/
Mailiet770/
Mailest770/
Maslets770/
Moleter770/
Malehet770/
Malheister751/
Malit736,994/
Molet731,951/
Maled731,435/
Maleć736/
Maleč733/
Malét733/
Malyt731/
Maletych71979/
Mollette71742/
Mailliet71655/
Maletich71445/
Malietoa71380/
Maillett71165/
Malayter71128/
Malithet71101/
Maletova7179/
Moylette7169/
Malliett7168/
Moulette7164/
Malyster7161/
Mahailet7158/
Mauletti7132/
Malletta7123/
Mallitte7122/
Malletti7121/
Mauliate7118/
Malajter7118/
Malliate7115/
Maletycz7115/
Maletová7111/
Maletsch7111/
Mahaleth7110/
Mallotte719/
Mailiote719/
Malister718/
Molested717/
Molester715/
Malietha715/
Malhetha715/
Mealleti714/
Malahate714/
Malletts713/
Malleyti713/
Maulleti713/
Mollaete713/
Mahaletz713/
Maletysz713/
Malaiter713/
Mallatte712/
Maglieti712/
Mahalate712/
Mooleste712/
Mailetti712/
Malaethi711/
Maylotte711/
Maallote711/
Malledti711/
Malleeti711/
Maleitha711/
Malishte711/
Mooletie711/
Moilette711/
Molettee711/
Moloette711/
Maslehti711/
Maladtea711/
Malaitea711/
Malaites711/
Malathee711/
Malleett711/
Meleșteu711/
Mahallet711/
Maislett710/
Mailotte710/
Mailleta710/
Malletty710/
Meylette710/
Molleter710/
Malehett710/
Malith6713,549/
Malita679,429/
Mollet677,353/
Maliti676,117/
Moleta674,027/
Molate671,918/
Moulet671,770/
Moleti671,018/
Maulit67955/
Malait67892/
Maloti67765/
Molett67444/
Molote67384/
Malled67308/
Mailed67297/
Mayled67267/
Malied67245/
Maillotte67229/
Maglietti67215/
Malgit67197/
Mauletova67179/
Moslet67145/
Melite67138/
Matlit67137/
Malecz67118/
Mahlit67102/
Meulet6795/
Moulettes6793/
Mailit6772/
Melote6759/
Molite6756/
Maléth6754/
Mallit6748/
Moletz6741/
Maloit6741/
Moullette6736/
Mality6734/
Moliet6734/
Melate6732/
Maliot6725/
Mailhotte6723/
Malyts6723/
Maslit6722/
Maluit6715/
Molyte6713/
Molets679/
Malyta679/
Malitt677/
Malisæter677/
Matled675/
Mallister674/
Moleth674/
Malhit674/
Malegy674/
Maledh673/
Moilet673/
Maledd673/
Moylet672/
Motlet672/
Maléta672/
Malhed672/
Mauled672/
Mooleetet672/
Malletova671/
Malayt671/
Malead671/
Malethaya671/
Mealister671/
Moolet671/
Mhaled671/
Maleić671/
Malletová671/
Malyot671/
Malatj671/
Malist671/
Maalit671/
Mailhiote670/
Mosletter670/
Meilet670/
Mailletti670/
Maalister670/
Molliette670/
Moulettte670/

Malete Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malete in the Marathi language
मालेतेmalete-

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