Matjamela Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Matjamela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 5 | 1:406,512 | 17,363 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Matjamela (38) may also be a first name.
Matjamela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matjamela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matjamela is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matjamela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matjamela is the 6,723,624th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Matjamela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matjamela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Matjamela is also the 1,662,754th most commonly used given name globally, borne by 38 people.
The surname Matjamela is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 406,512. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Leribe District, where 100 percent are found. Other than Lesotho it is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 38 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Majamela | 94 | 8 | / |
| Motjamela | 89 | 610 | / |
| Matjamele | 89 | 1 | / |
| Matsamela | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mojamela | 82 | 93 | / |
| Majomela | 82 | 6 | / |
| Mazamela | 82 | 4 | / |
| Masamela | 82 | 2 | / |
| Majamila | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matsomela | 78 | 303 | / |
| Motyamela | 78 | 6 | / |
| Motjamelo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matyamala | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mazammela | 78 | 1 | / |
| Motsamela | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mathyamala | 74 | 10 | / |
| Masamila | 71 | 154 | / |
| Macamila | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mojamila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masomela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mazamitla | 67 | 4 | / |
| Matyamile | 67 | 2 | / |
| Masamilo | 59 | 5 | / |
| Mosamelo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mosomela | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mosamila | 59 | 1 | / |
| Motsomelo | 56 | 88 | / |
| Motiomelo | 56 | 6 | / |
| Masoumila | 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 Matjamela
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