Matele Surname

244,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,628 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Lesotho

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6861:1,118,17145,772
DR Congo4861:152,01615,865
Zambia1571:100,9558,060
South Africa1291:419,98236,405
Lesotho751:27,1015,291
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
England11:55,718,059489,080
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mataele92922/
Mathele92208/
Mattele9271/
Matelea9234/
Mastele9229/
Mateele9227/
Mateley9218/
Matelet9217/
Matiele9216/
Matelle9215/
Maitele926/
Mahtele925/
Matelee925/
Mateles923/
Matelei923/
Matgele922/
Mateule921/
Mateleu921/
Matle918,327/
Mattelet8693/
Mateille8684/
Mathelie8656/
Mayteles8647/
Maatelle8635/
Majteles8634/
Mathelet8631/
Mahatele867/
Masteler863/
Mattelle863/
Mateless862/
Maitelle862/
Mattiele861/
Matealea861/
Matehele861/
Matteler861/
Mateiles861/
Matehley860/
Matela839,903/
Matale839,330/
Matole833,251/
Mattle831,464/
Matile831,408/
Motele83785/
Metele83707/
Mateli83641/
Mautle83344/
Mathel8389/
Mhatle8362/
Mmatle8357/
Mathle8311/
Mately837/
Mahtle834/
Mateal834/
Maitle834/
Matlle833/
Matetl831/
Mateul831/
Meatle831/
Maatle831/
Mathellie8019/
Mahatelle807/
Mahateley804/
Mashteler804/
Matthelie802/
Matheller801/
Mathielle801/
Mahathele801/
Mathole777,553/
Mattela771,007/
Mathale77894/
Motelle77462/
Maitole77341/
Maitale77314/
Mathely77291/
Matieli77240/
Mothele77226/
Moutele77171/
Matelis77159/
Mathela77137/
Motelet77122/
Matiela77120/
Mataley77104/
Maitela7795/
Matiole7793/
Mhatale7760/
Meattle7759/
Mathile7758/
Moetele7751/
Mastile7748/
Maithel7745/
Metiele7745/
Mattelé7738/
Moteele7738/
Matalle7730/
Mahtole7729/
Maatale7726/
Matheli7726/
Mathiel7725/
Maatela7723/
Mattely7723/
Matelya7722/
Maiteli7721/
Moteley7720/
Matalee7720/
Matille7719/
Mateela7716/
Moteler7716/
Moteles7713/
Mautale7712/
Mataale7712/
Mattole7711/
Masteli778/
Maatile778/
Mhatole777/
Matelay777/
Matteli776/
Mahtale775/
Mhaatle775/
Meteley775/
Matelia775/
Mettele774/
Matalea774/
Mateliy774/
Matiles773/
Mataile773/
Matelai773/
Mathell772/
Mattile772/
Mautile772/
Maitile772/
Mmatela772/
Moteule772/
Maytale771/
Matahle771/
Mateliz771/
Matetli771/
Matheil771/
Matheul771/
Matolle771/
Mattale771/
Matteal771/
Meatela771/
Methele771/
Meitele771/
Mataely771/
Mateila771/
Mataleh771/
Mataleu771/
Mataeli771/
Mateyli771/
Matthle771/
Matişel771/
Majtela771/
Maytole771/
Maytela771/
Mayteli771/
Mhathle771/
Moitele771/
Meteleț771/
Mateala771/
Moteale771/
Matthel771/
Matuile771/
Matyole771/
Mautela771/
Mostele771/
Matoely771/
Matilee771/
Matilei771/
Matelha771/
Mhatela771/
Mahtile770/
Mateill770/
Mautely770/
Mastheller750/
Motle7372/
Mahatale71234/
Motteler71232/
Mahatole71204/
Matheisl71166/
Maitaile71130/
Matelich7196/
Matthale7194/
Mothelet7166/
Meiteles7155/
Mattille7152/
Mattiole7150/
Maatalle7150/
Mattieli7133/
Mathaley7131/
Mottelet7122/
Maethole7115/
Mathiole7112/
Moutelet7111/
Mathiela7110/
Mathiles718/
Maetolea717/
Matalley716/
Mosteler715/
Mathelli715/
Maitheli714/
Mathelly714/
Matelytė714/
Mathaile714/
Mathelia713/
Motealeh713/
Mathieli713/
Maitolle713/
Mateilay713/
Mathelis713/
Matheela713/
Mathiely713/
Mattalle712/
Matalleh712/
Maithole712/
Maitelis711/
Maithile711/
Matealla711/
Matejcil711/
Mathella711/
Mattesly711/
Matthell711/
Mathisel711/
Matilesh711/
Matollei711/
Maattela711/
Maetalle711/
Mathilei711/
Matheliy711/
Mastiler711/
Mattiler711/
Maastile711/
M'Matela711/
Maitaale711/
Maitoile711/
Mayteili711/
Meathela711/
Moutelle711/
Mosteles711/
'Matieli711/
Matholey711/
Mathahle711/
Mathelio711/
Mathoeli711/
Matholle711/
Maitalle711/
Motheles711/
Mattalee711/
Mathesly710/
Mattetel710/
Motale677,079/
Matali675,151/
Matili673,672/
Matila672,391/
Motela671,248/
Matyla67625/
Moteli67269/
Matlhe67233/
Meteli67193/
Mottle67190/
Mothle67190/
Mahatalle67186/
Motole67162/
Motejl67132/
Motile67121/
Metile67113/
Mathil67110/
Metole6741/
Matail6735/
Mathilesh6731/
Matheisel6727/
Mataillet6725/
Metale6725/
Matily6724/
Mathaisel6724/
Motealleh6723/
Motely6721/
Mathielli6718/
Mattelich6716/
Matuil6711/
Mmotle6710/
Matoil679/
Matalí679/
Mateylova677/
Meitle677/
Mootle677/
Madtohlea676/
Metyle674/
Moutle673/
Motealehi673/
Mahatolle672/
Mouthelet672/
Mhaataale671/
Mostetler671/
Mateła671/
Mathejsel671/
Moteul671/
Matjla671/
Maithelly671/
Mousteler670/
Mossteler670/
Mathailer670/
Meytheler670/
Mouteitle670/

Matele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matele in the Marathi language
मातेलेmatele94.43
मातेळेmatele1.5
मटेलेmatele0.86
माताेळेmataele0.64
माटेलेmatele0.64
मानेलेmanele0.43
मातेलmatela0.21
मितलेmitale0.21
Matele in the Hindi language
मतेलेmatele66.67
मातेलेmatele33.33
Matele in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻌﻄﻞmtl50
ﻣﺎﺗﻞmatl50

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