Matelela Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Matelela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matelela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086

Matelela Last Name Facts

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

Matelela occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matelela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,373,373rd most prevalent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Matelela is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matelela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Matelela is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 1,593,462. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Mpumalanga, where 50 percent live, Limpopo, where 47 percent live and Gauteng, where 3 percent live.

Matelela Last Name Statistics demography

Matelela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.75% less than the national average, earning R 55,260 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Matelela
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis