Matalasi Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Matalasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 37 | 1:54,934 | 8,266 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Matalasi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matalasi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matalasi is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Matalasi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,746,821st most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Matalasi live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Matalasi is most common in Lesotho, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 54,934. In Lesotho it is most prevalent in: Mokhotlong District, where 54 percent reside, Berea District, where 27 percent reside and Butha-Buthe District, where 8 percent reside. Other than Lesotho this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 12 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matalaushi | 89 | 12 | / |
| Matalasa | 88 | 49 | / |
| Matalaji | 88 | 3 | / |
| Matalazi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matalagi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Maetalaci | 82 | 4 | / |
| Matalauzi | 82 | 2 | / |
| Matailosi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matallaji | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mataladji | 82 | 1 | / |
| Metaliasih | 78 | 3 | / |
| Matalaza | 75 | 8 | / |
| Matalezi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matolase | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mateleshi | 71 | 65 | / |
| Mathalosa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Matoloshi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mathalage | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mothalesi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathalese | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matolatshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matelezi | 63 | 236 | / |
| Motolase | 63 | 54 | / |
| Motelesi | 63 | 11 | / |
| Motolesi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Matoloshe | 59 | 8 | / |
| Matelezhi | 59 | 2 | / |
| Mathelezi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Motolese | 50 | 1,454 | / |
| Meteleci | 50 | 40 | / |
| Motolose | 50 | 1 | / |
| Motaleze | 50 | 1 | / |
| Motelezi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Metelezi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Matoloza | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mateloce | 50 | 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 Matalasi
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