Matholela Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Matholela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 39 | 1:52,117 | 8,022 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Matholela (13) may also be a first name.
Matholela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matholela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matholela is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matholela? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,055,934th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matholela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Matholela is also the 3,159,357th most numerous given name internationally, held by 13 people.
The last name Matholela is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 52,117. In Lesotho Matholela is primarily found in: Mafeteng District, where 97 percent are found and Maseru District, where 3 percent are found. Barring Lesotho it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matolela | 94 | 127 | / |
| Mathelela | 89 | 450 | / |
| Mathulela | 89 | 47 | / |
| Matholola | 89 | 44 | / |
| Mathalela | 89 | 7 | / |
| Matholele | 89 | 1 | / |
| Matheleula | 84 | 2 | / |
| Motholeloa | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mathelelea | 84 | 1 | / |
| Matelela | 82 | 34 | / |
| Matolola | 82 | 21 | / |
| Matolelo | 82 | 21 | / |
| Matulela | 82 | 20 | / |
| Matolele | 82 | 12 | / |
| Matalela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mastulela | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mathalele | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mathelelo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mathulele | 78 | 1 | / |
| Motgolela | 78 | 1 | / |
| Motholele | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matulila | 71 | 10 | / |
| Matolilo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Matololo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Matulelo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Matalila | 71 | 4 | / |
| Motolola | 71 | 2 | / |
| Matulele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motelela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matelala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matuleli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matalele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mothaleli | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mathalala | 67 | 2 | / |
| Motholili | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mottalolla | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mateulallah | 60 | 1 | / |
| Matalala | 59 | 504 | / |
| Matulile | 59 | 97 | / |
| Matalolo | 59 | 12 | / |
| Motelola | 59 | 2 | / |
| Matalile | 59 | 1 | / |
| Motaleli | 59 | 1 | / |
| Metalola | 59 | 1 | / |
| Maetalala | 56 | 3 | / |
| Matalalah | 56 | 1 | / |
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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 Matholela
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