Matholisa Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Matholisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 80 | 1:25,407 | 5,059 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
Matholisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matholisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matholisa is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matholisa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,034,059th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matholisa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 25,407. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Berea District, where 89 percent are found, Leribe District, where 8 percent are found and Maseru District, where 4 percent are found. Besides Lesotho this surname exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matolisa | 94 | 2 | / |
| Mathalisa | 89 | 110 | / |
| Matholiso | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mathelisa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Matholitsi | 84 | 6 | / |
| Matalisa | 82 | 84 | / |
| Matolisi | 82 | 24 | / |
| Matulisa | 82 | 13 | / |
| Mathalise | 78 | 383 | / |
| Matahlija | 78 | 249 | / |
| Mathulise | 78 | 79 | / |
| Mathalisi | 78 | 4 | / |
| Matolesha | 78 | 2 | / |
| Mathelesa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matalisha | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matolisih | 78 | 1 | / |
| Machtalisa | 74 | 3 | / |
| Matalisi | 71 | 81 | / |
| Matalica | 71 | 64 | / |
| Matelesa | 71 | 11 | / |
| Matalesa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Matalise | 71 | 5 | / |
| Metalisa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mataliza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motolica | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matuliza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motolusa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motelisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matalicia | 67 | 64 | / |
| Matheleza | 67 | 10 | / |
| Matalishi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mathalese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mattalisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matulaisi | 67 | 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 Matholisa
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