Malethafa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Malethafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 7 | 1:290,365 | 15,938 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Malethafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malethafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Malethafa is found most frequently in Lesotho. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malethafa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malethafa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 290,365. In Lesotho Malethafa is mostly found in: Qacha's Nek District, where 100 percent are found. Barring Lesotho Malethafa occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melethafa | 89 | 20 | / |
| Malithafa | 89 | 4 | / |
| Malitafa | 82 | 6 | / |
| Melithafa | 78 | 104 | / |
| Malitafai | 78 | 1 | / |
| Melethafo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mailitafai | 74 | 1 | / |
| Melitafa | 71 | 188 | / |
| Molitafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mailittafai | 70 | 34 | / |
| Mailitafi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mailittafi | 63 | 9 | / |
| Melitafo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Molotoffa | 56 | 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 Malethafa
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