Matelile Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Matelile Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matelile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1491:13,6413,020
South Africa661:820,87455,153

Matelile (83) may also be a first name.

Matelile Last Name Facts

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

Matelile is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matelile? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,125,333rd most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matelile live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,052,971st most numerous given name on earth, held by 83 people.

This surname is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is carried by 149 people, or 1 in 13,641. In Lesotho Matelile is primarily concentrated in: Berea District, where 91 percent reside, Leribe District, where 7 percent reside and Maseru District, where 2 percent reside. Other than Lesotho Matelile exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 31 percent reside.

Matelile Last Name Statistics demography

Matelile earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.9% less than the national average, earning R 92,928 per year.

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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 Matelile
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