Maletswe Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

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

Maletswe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maletswe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236

Maletswe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maletswe is most common in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maletswe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maletswe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 1,747,668. In South Africa Maletswe is most frequent in: North West, where 84 percent reside, Gauteng, where 13 percent reside and Free State, where 3 percent reside.

Maletswe Last Name Statistics demography

Maletswe earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.85% more than the national average, earning R 284,820 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maletswa88650/
Malatswe8812/
Maletswi881/
Moletswe881/
Maletswai827/
Malhatswe821/
Moletswa7525/
Melatswe754/
Molatswe752/
Mohlatswe712/
Molatshwe711/
Moeletswi711/
Malizwe672/
Mohlatswi592/
Mohlatshwi561/
Malazueh501/

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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 Maletswe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis