Matele Surname
Approximately 1,628 people bear this surname
Matele Surname Definition:
Matele is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: dark rain clouds. A child who is born at a time that it is about to rain.
Matele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 686 | 1:1,118,171 | 45,772 |
| DR Congo | 486 | 1:152,016 | 15,865 |
| Zambia | 157 | 1:100,955 | 8,060 |
| South Africa | 129 | 1:419,982 | 36,405 |
| Lesotho | 75 | 1:27,101 | 5,291 |
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | 1:271,791 | 36,992 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Matele (650) may also be a first name.
Matele Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Matele is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: dark rain clouds. A child who is born at a time that it is about to rain.
Matele Demographics
Average Matele Salary in
United States
$57,292 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Matele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matele Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matele (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻌﻄﻞ, Hindi: मतेले, Marathi: मातेले) has its highest incidence in India. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matele? popularity and diffusion
The surname Matele is the 244,645th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,476,380 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 54 percent of Matele live; 42 percent live in South Asia and 42 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 325,842nd most commonly occurring given name internationally, held by 650 people.
Matele is most common in India, where it is borne by 686 people, or 1 in 1,118,171. In India Matele is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 97 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 1 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 0 percent live. Outside of India it occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 30 percent live and Zambia, where 10 percent live.
Matele Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Matele earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.45% less than the national average, earning R 132,000 per year and in United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matele Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matele in the Marathi language | ||
| मातेले | matele | 94.43 |
| मातेळे | matele | 1.5 |
| मटेले | matele | 0.86 |
| माताेळे | mataele | 0.64 |
| माटेले | matele | 0.64 |
| मानेले | manele | 0.43 |
| मातेल | matela | 0.21 |
| मितले | mitale | 0.21 |
| Matele in the Hindi language | ||
| मतेले | matele | 66.67 |
| मातेले | matele | 33.33 |
| Matele in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻌﻄﻞ | mtl | 50 |
| ﻣﺎﺗﻞ | matl | 50 |
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