Malitela Surname

846,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Malitela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malitela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3221:49,2234,663
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Malitela (12) may also be a first name.

Malitela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malitela occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malitela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 846,108th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. The surname Malitela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malitela reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous forename globally, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 322 people, or 1 in 49,223. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Western Province, where 62 percent live, Southern Province, where 14 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 14 percent live. Not including Zambia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live and Niger, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malhitela941/
Malitele88385/
Malitelo8822/
Malitala884/
Malestela820/
Molitala7510/
Malutila755/
Maletele752/
Molitola751/
Moletela751/
Melithala711/
Molhitele711/
Mallethala672/
'Malethola671/
Mahlethola671/
Maletahlo591/
Meluthalla561/
Molutala5021/
Moletala509/

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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 Malitela
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