Mametela Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

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

Mametela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mametela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086

Mametela Last Name Facts

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

Mametela is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mametela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mametela is the 3,373,373rd most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mametela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mametela is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 1,593,462. In South Africa Mametela is most frequent in: North West, where 71 percent reside, Gauteng, where 26 percent reside and Limpopo, where 3 percent reside.

Mametela Last Name Statistics demography

Mametela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.08% less than the national average, earning R 113,868 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mamatela88761/
Mamitela8813/
Mamathela823/
Mmamatela821/
Mamatala7530/
Mamitele755/
Mamatila752/
Mamitala752/
Mamatelo752/
Mamatola751/
Mamotala751/
Mamatalla711/
Maemaetalo671/
Mamatalo633/
Mometolo631/
Meimisztela631/
Mahamadtalla601/
Maimaitili563/

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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 Mametela
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