Matelesi Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Matelesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Matelesi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Matelesi (35) may also be a first name.

Matelesi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matelesi is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matelesi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matelesi reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Matelesi is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used forename globally, held by 35 people.

The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Mbale District, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Zambia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matelezi88236/
Motelesi8811/
Mateleji883/
Matelezhi822/
Mathelezi821/
Matelise759/
Matelici751/
Motelezi751/
Mateligi751/
Mothelezi7122/
Matheleza7110/
Mothelisi711/
Matiliza636/
Mothelizi591/
Motheleza591/
Mathiliza591/
Matilise501/
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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 Matelesi
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