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
The surname Matele (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻌﻄﻞ, Hindi: मतेले, Marathi: मातेले) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matele? popularity and diffusion
Matele is the 244,645th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,476,380 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Matele are found; 42 percent are found in South Asia and 42 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 325,842nd most common given name worldwide, borne by 650 people.
This last name is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 686 people, or 1 in 1,118,171. In India Matele is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 97 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 1 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 0 percent are found. Excluding India this surname exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 30 percent are found and Zambia, where 10 percent are found.
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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Footnotes
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