Mathibela Surname

31,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,819 people bear this surname

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

Mathibela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathibela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa16,1591:3,353441
Lesotho4621:4,399869
Zimbabwe991:155,94219,667
Botswana661:33,1356,513
England231:2,422,52489,093
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Mathibela (3,593) may also be a first name.

Mathibela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mathibela occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathibela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 31,715th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 433,292 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mathibela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mathibela is also the 118,038th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 3,593 people.

The last name Mathibela is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 16,159 people, or 1 in 3,353. In South Africa it is most common in: Mpumalanga, where 39 percent live, Gauteng, where 28 percent live and Limpopo, where 17 percent live. Besides South Africa this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 3 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Mathibela Last Name Statistics demography

Mathibela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.35% less than the national average, earning R 151,260 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 Mathibela
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