Mathelela Surname

666,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 450 people bear this surname

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

Mathelela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathelela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4491:120,66314,311
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mathelela Last Name Facts

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

Mathelela occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathelela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 666,162nd most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 16,194,546 people. The last name Mathelela is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mathelela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mathelela is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 449 people, or 1 in 120,663. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Mpumalanga, where 74 percent are found, Gauteng, where 11 percent are found and Limpopo, where 11 percent are found. Beside South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Mathelela Last Name Statistics demography

Mathelela earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.17% less than the national average, earning R 175,452 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 Mathelela
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