Maletswa Surname

504,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 650 people bear this surname

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

Maletswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maletswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6471:83,73710,328
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Maletswa Last Name Facts

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

Maletswa is most common in South Africa. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Maletswa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maletswa? popularity and diffusion

Maletswa is the 504,985th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 11,211,609 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maletswa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Maletswa is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 647 people, or 1 in 83,737. In South Africa Maletswa is most numerous in: North West, where 71 percent live, Gauteng, where 22 percent live and Limpopo, where 2 percent live. Excluding South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Maletswa Last Name Statistics demography

Maletswa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.89% less than the national average, earning R 171,360 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maletswai947/
Mahletshwa891/
Maletswe8831/
Moletswa8825/
Maletswi881/
Mahlatswa8210/
Malatshwa827/
Mahlatshwa7833/
Mahlatswha789/
Molotswa75145/
Moletswe751/
Molotshwa71209/
Mohlatswa71100/
Melitshwa711/
Malazwa674/
Mohlatshwa673/
Malezuah631/
Malazua5327/
Malizwe532/
Maliazua501/

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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 Maletswa
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