Maletu Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Maletu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maletu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
India81:95,883,173728,828
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Maletu (69) may also be a first name.

Maletu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maletu (Oriya: ମାେଲଟୁ) is most common in Indonesia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maletu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maletu is the 2,047,559th most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The surname Maletu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Maletu reside; 58 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 58 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Maletu is also the 1,171,416th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 69 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 2,698,963. In Indonesia it is most common in: North Sulawesi, where 96 percent are found and Gorontalo, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia Maletu is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 30 percent are found and India, where 10 percent are found.

Maletu Last Name Statistics demography

Maletu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.06% less than the national average, earning R 130,548 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malietu9271/
Maletuh9228/
Malletu925/
Malethu922/
Maletus921/
Maleetu921/
Maloetu921/
Malotu8314,670/
Malatu83469/
Malitu83132/
Meletu834/
Moletu831/
Malothu776,904/
Malathu7795/
Maalotu7736/
Maelotu7730/
Mallotu7728/
Mahlatu7714/
Malottu7713/
Malithu7710/
Malatui777/
Melethu775/
Mailatu775/
Malohtu773/
Melettu773/
Malotau772/
Malatau772/
Mallatu772/
Maluitu772/
Malatuh772/
Malatuy772/
Mailotu771/
Malitud771/
Meletui771/
Maliatu771/
Molletu771/
Malattu771/
Molethu771/
Malhotu771/
Malitau771/
Maulatu771/
Mealotu771/
Maalothu71477/
Mallothu7145/
Maliotou7140/
Mallitou714/
Mailatau712/
Malothhu711/
Malaithu711/
Mailattu711/
Maalottu711/
Maloithu711/
Malothui711/
Malotouh711/
Malathou711/
Malhatou711/
Meleșteu711/
Molatu6718/
Molotu6711/
Melatu678/
Melotu677/
Maallothu673/
Melitu671/
Malliotou671/

Maletu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maletu in the Oriya language
ମାେଲଟୁmaelatu-

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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
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  • 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 Maletu
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