Mathatela Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mathatela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathatela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho951:21,3954,436
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611

Mathatela (16) may also be a first name.

Mathatela Last Name Facts

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

Mathatela is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathatela? popularity and diffusion

Mathatela is the 1,674,734th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name Mathatela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mathatela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mathatela is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 16 people.

Mathatela is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 21,395. In Lesotho Mathatela is primarily concentrated in: Leribe District, where 34 percent are found, Qacha's Nek District, where 28 percent are found and Maseru District, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Lesotho Mathatela occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 19 percent are found.

Mathatela Last Name Statistics demography

Mathatela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.48% less than the national average, earning R 108,168 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 Mathatela
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