Matela Surname

51,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Matela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2,5521:79645
South Africa1,6951:31,9634,093
Philippines1,2181:83,11814,393
Poland1,1661:32,5985,019
DR Congo1,1631:63,5257,507
Tanzania6651:79,6118,182
United States3471:1,044,55076,531
India2671:2,872,90487,446
Portugal1701:61,2843,295
Zambia1341:118,2839,069
Czechia1311:81,17213,612
Finland991:55,5226,562
Papua New Guinea571:143,04819,694
Algeria541:715,39940,623
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
England141:3,979,861125,553
Solomon Islands121:48,3369,616
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
France41:16,605,680368,153
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Matela (2,254) may also be a first name.

Matela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matela (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻌﻄﻞ, Hindi: मटेला, Marathi: मेतेला, Oriya: ମେତଲା, Russian: Матела) has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 51,732nd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 735,893 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Matela are found; 44 percent are found in Southern Africa and 44 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 157,311th most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 2,254 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 2,552 people, or 1 in 796. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Butha-Buthe District, where 36 percent reside, Maseru District, where 22 percent reside and Leribe District, where 15 percent reside. Besides Lesotho it occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent reside and The Philippines, where 12 percent reside.

Matela Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Matela surname are 9.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.96% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Matela earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.07% less than the national average, earning R 135,276 per year and in United States they earn 0.5% less than the national average, earning $42,933 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mattela921,007/
Mastela92544/
Mathela92137/
Mateula92133/
Matiela92120/
Mataela92117/
Maitela9295/
Matelat9264/
Matelea9234/
Matelau9228/
Maatela9223/
Matelya9222/
Mateela9216/
Matoela928/
Matelas927/
Matelay927/
Matelap926/
Matelia925/
Matelai923/
Mmatela922/
Meatela921/
Mateila921/
Majtela921/
Maytela921/
Mateala921/
Mautela921/
Matelha921/
Mhatela921/
Mathiela8610/
Mathaela8610/
Mattelat868/
Mastelas866/
Mathelia863/
Mateilay863/
Matheela863/
Matealla861/
Mathelas861/
Mathelau861/
Mathella861/
Maattela861/
Mateelah861/
Maatelah861/
Matealea861/
Maetelia861/
M'Matela861/
Maistela861/
Meathela861/
Mateulah861/
Matheula861/
Matola83105,735/
Matala8317,560/
Matelo833,585/
Matila832,391/
Metela832,326/
Matele831,628/
Motela831,248/
Mateli83641/
Matyla83625/
Mately837/
Mateła831/
Matjla831/
Mahthelah806/
Mateullah806/
Mathelias803/
Mattila7715,397/
Matalla777,676/
Mathala772,337/
Maatala771,829/
Mettela771,551/
Matielo771,334/
Maitala771,292/
Matyola771,035/
Methela77993/
Madtala77885/
Mathola77749/
Matiola77625/
Matelot77618/
Matalia77601/
Mathelo77572/
Mattola77498/
Matolla77448/
Matalau77402/
Moutela77337/
Matalay77319/
Matilya77293/
Mathely77291/
Matolia77266/
Matieli77240/
Mattala77220/
Mathele77208/
Matolah77190/
Metelia77164/
Matelis77159/
Mataila77151/
Maetala77140/
Mahtala77139/
Matilia77114/
Matalai7787/
Mattele7771/
Motiela7771/
Matuila7770/
Motelay7769/
Mataala7762/
Matilay7753/
Mataelo7751/
Metelya7740/
Mattelé7738/
Matalah7734/
Matolay7732/
Mahtelo7731/
Mastele7729/
Mateele7727/
Muitela7727/
Matheli7726/
Matilha7726/
Matelos7726/
Motelia7725/
Mattely7723/
Maatila7721/
Mathila7721/
Maiteli7721/
Moetela7721/
Mastyla7719/
Mateley7718/
Mautala7718/
Matelet7717/
Matiele7716/
Mastelo7715/
Mastila7713/
Matilad7713/
Matalaa7712/
Mautila7710/
Matylas779/
Mottela778/
Masteli778/
Maetola777/
Matilap776/
Matteli776/
Mateulo776/
Maitele776/
Mothela776/
Matilas775/
Mahtele775/
Matelee775/
Maitelo775/
Matolai774/
Motelaâ774/
Maitila774/
Matalea774/
Mateliy774/
Mateles773/
Modtela773/
Matelei773/
Meteala773/
Maitola773/
Matolha773/
Matayla772/
Matilah772/
Matgele772/
Mathyla772/
Mateilo772/
Maytola771/
Mateliz771/
Matelop771/
Matetli771/
Mattelo771/
Meatala771/
Meteyla771/
Meteela771/
Mhatala771/
Mhetela771/
Matoila771/
Meitela771/
Maatelo771/
Mateule771/
Mateyli771/
Matelou771/
Matiloa771/
Maetila771/
Mayteli771/
Maîtala771/
Mhatila771/
Metelah771/
Matjlla771/
Mateleu771/
Mgotela771/
Mootela771/
Mautely770/
Mateullaha751/
Matheullah751/
Maatalla7110,022/
Matallah717,525/
Mattalia711,612/
Mathyola711,125/
Maatalah71510/
Mattiola71489/
Maetalla71461/
Mathaila71290/
Moiteela71270/
Mathelot71229/
Mattielo71165/
Mathielo71144/
Mattalla71128/
Matholay71119/
Mathiola71115/
Mattalah71106/
Matelich7196/
Mattelet7193/
Mateille7184/
Mahtolia7166/
Maattala7166/
Mathelie7156/
Meatalla7151/
Mayteles7147/
Mastelou7144/
Mottelay7141/
Madthala7136/
Majteles7134/
Mattieli7133/
Maattola7133/
Matollah7132/
Mathelet7131/
Matahala7131/
Matholia7127/
Maittila7124/
Matthala7119/
Matallay7118/
Mataalla7117/
Mahatelo7117/
Mastelos7116/
Mathilya7116/
Mathilia7114/
Mathilad7113/
Maitalla7113/
Maetalau7113/
Mathalla7112/
Matailla7112/
Mattolla7111/
Mattolai7110/
Matilaud719/
Maathala718/
Matoilah718/
Matilaya717/
Mathalai717/
Mashtila717/
Mahatele717/
Matoilay717/
Matollai717/
Mahatala717/
Maetolea717/
Matholla717/
M'Attala716/
Matilhas716/
Mathtala715/
Mathelli715/
Mathaala715/
Mahtalla715/
Mahthila715/
Maitheli714/
Maatalia714/
Mathelly714/
Matelytė714/
Maataala713/
Maithala713/
Masteler713/
Mathieli713/
Mathelis713/
Mathiely713/
Matallaa712/
Maitalia712/
Maithila712/
Mataalah712/
Mattaila712/
Mateless712/
Matielho712/
Matielio712/
Maitelis711/
Maithola711/
Maidtala711/
Mattesly711/
Mattilaa711/
Mattilas711/
Mattilia711/
Matollya711/
Mattaala711/
Methella711/
Metteala711/
Mettiela711/
Mattilah711/
Moeteela711/
Mataaila711/
Mattiele711/
Mastelot711/
Mothelay711/
Mathalay711/
Mathealo711/
Matheelo711/
Matheliy711/
Matehele711/
Matteler711/
Mauthala711/
Matiolia711/
Maittala711/
Maytalla711/
Mayteili711/
Mhaitila711/
Meteleau711/
'Mathala711/
'Matieli711/
Mathalha711/
Mathelio711/
Meethela711/
Matoliah711/
Mateiles711/
Mathesly710/
Matehley710/
Maatallah6710,293/
Motala674,948/
Matolo674,825/
Matili673,672/
Matile671,408/
Motola671,286/
Metelo671,080/
Mathoilay671,068/
Metila67844/
Motele67785/
Matalo67749/
Metala67720/
Matilo67629/
Metola67321/
Motila67284/
Moteli67269/
Mahtallah67251/
Motelo67180/
Mathiello6755/
Maattalla6745/
Mathillas6728/
Matily6724/
Mattallah6723/
Motely6721/
Mathellie6719/
Mathielli6718/
Matała6717/
Mattelich6716/
Matoła6713/
Mautailla6712/
Matholaay679/
Mashthila677/
Maathaala677/
Madtohlea676/
Mattollah675/
Mahateley674/
Mathallah674/
Mahatalay674/
Mashteler674/
Mataallah673/
Matthaala673/
Maàtallah673/
Maťola673/
Matylo673/
Maetallah672/
Mosthella672/
Matthelie672/
Matthelos672/
Mattielio672/
Mathtalay672/
Mathailad671/
Matheller671/
Mathilath671/
Matteillo671/
Matthalla671/
Mattieloo671/
Matiliaia671/
Hmatallah671/
Maattalah671/
Matalllah671/
Màatallah671/
Mathielle671/
Matală671/
Matyła671/
Mauthilay671/
Mothedtla671/
Metyla671/
Methhelah671/
Matleo671/
Mahathele671/
Maythello671/
Maithelly671/
Mahttielo671/
Mattielou670/

Matela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matela in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻌﻄﻞmtl-
Matela in the Hindi language
मटेलाmatela97.27
मतेलाmatela1.82
मातेलाmatela0.91
Matela in the Oriya language
ମେତଲାmetala85.71
ମାେଟଲାmaetala14.29
Matela in the Marathi language
मेतेलाmetela40
मातेलाmatela40
मटेलाmatela20
Matela in the Russian language
Мателаmatela-

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