Matakela Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Matakela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Matakela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matakela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matakela occurs in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matakela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matakela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in Botswana, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 546,732. Outside of Botswana it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 17 percent live and Zambia, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathakela | 94 | 1 | / |
| Matakala | 88 | 1,719 | / |
| Matekela | 88 | 47 | / |
| Matokela | 88 | 9 | / |
| Matakila | 88 | 6 | / |
| Matakele | 88 | 5 | / |
| Matakelo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mathakala | 82 | 181 | / |
| Mathekela | 82 | 106 | / |
| Matakaala | 82 | 40 | / |
| Maatakala | 82 | 19 | / |
| Matekelia | 82 | 9 | / |
| Mattakola | 82 | 3 | / |
| Matakalla | 82 | 3 | / |
| Mattakala | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mataakila | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maitakala | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mothakela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mathokela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maytakala | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mahatakele | 78 | 16 | / |
| Mathakaala | 78 | 4 | / |
| Mathakalla | 78 | 3 | / |
| Maitakhola | 78 | 1 | / |
| Maatakaala | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matekola | 75 | 327 | / |
| Metakala | 75 | 43 | / |
| Matokola | 75 | 30 | / |
| Matekila | 75 | 4 | / |
| Matokelo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Matacelo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Matacola | 75 | 2 | / |
| Matakilo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Motekela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matakolo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matacala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Motakala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Metakola | 75 | 1 | / |
| Metekela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moutakala | 71 | 619 | / |
| Mattacola | 71 | 225 | / |
| Mettakola | 71 | 26 | / |
| Methakala | 71 | 16 | / |
| Mmatekola | 71 | 14 | / |
| Matakilei | 71 | 13 | / |
| Motakalla | 71 | 7 | / |
| Matuikila | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mothakala | 71 | 3 | / |
| Matoquela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motakitla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matekelou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mattekola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathekola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathokola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Methakalla | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mettakolla | 67 | 4 | / |
| Matekallah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Matakela
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