Maletsa Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Maletsa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 37 | 1:1,055,116 | 44,846 |
| Greece | 23 | 1:481,730 | 61,288 |
Maletsa (34) may also be a first name.
Maletsa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maletsa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maletsa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Maletsa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Maletsa is the 2,483,783rd most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Maletsa are found; 62 percent are found in East Africa and 38 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Maletsa is also the 1,775,424th most frequent first name globally It is held by 34 people.
This surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 1,055,116. In Uganda Maletsa is most prevalent in: Mbale District, where 62 percent are found, Bukedea District, where 24 percent are found and Kampala District, where 11 percent are found. Not including Uganda it is found in one country. It is also common in Greece, where 38 percent are found.
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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 Maletsa
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