Matjela Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Matjela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matjela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Lesotho71:290,36515,938

Matjela (19) may also be a first name.

Matjela Last Name Facts

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

Matjela is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Matjela.

How Common Is The Last Name Matjela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,506,728th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matjela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Matjela is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name globally, held by 19 people.

The last name Matjela is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 1,041,879. In South Africa Matjela is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 35 percent reside, Gauteng, where 31 percent reside and North West, where 15 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Matjela occurs in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 12 percent reside.

Matjela Last Name Statistics demography

Matjela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.8% less than the national average, earning R 128,808 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matjiela936/
Majela922,827/
Matjila869,890/
Matsela861,270/
Matjele86440/
Matjelo86279/
Motjela86201/
Matiela86120/
Madjela8667/
Matyela8627/
Maijela8625/
Majjela867/
Matjeli863/
Majhela862/
Majelia862/
Majelha861/
Majzela861/
Matsiela80206/
Matiella80155/
Mat'sela8082/
Matselya8077/
Mattzela8048/
Mmatsela8017/
Madjelia8011/
Mathiela8010/
Madjesla809/
Mathsela807/
Matchela805/
Mmatjele804/
Mhatsela803/
Matjilla802/
Matse'la801/
Matselaa801/
Matjello801/
Madjelea801/
Matjhila801/
Mateulah801/
Matjhele801/
Matseela801/
Maitsela801/
Motjeloa801/
Magela7719,672/
Masela7714,712/
Mojela7714,440/
Majila773,892/
Mazela772,491/
Macela77162/
Majelo7744/
Mahatsela7526/
Mateullah756/
Mathijeli751/
Maisela714,015/
Masetla712,749/
Masehla712,300/
Matsila712,037/
Matielo711,334/
Matyila711,051/
Majilya71723/
Maseela71537/
Modjela71328/
Masiela71256/
Matieli71240/
Marzela71138/
Madzela71111/
Macelai71106/
Masitla7188/
Mazzela7181/
Matyeli7177/
Motiela7171/
Majhila7167/
Motjele7166/
Magelau7149/
Maziela7148/
Motsela7144/
Matjile7142/
Mateeullah7137/
Majjila7134/
Magiela7130/
Matselo7129/
Madjila7127/
Macelay7121/
Maysela7118/
Majilah7117/
Matiele7116/
Matjilo7116/
Mauzela7113/
Maselah719/
Maigela718/
Matjili717/
Magelas716/
Matyele716/
Magelat715/
Mascela715/
Maggela714/
Majilay714/
Maseala714/
Magetla714/
Madgela713/
Maselas713/
Maizela713/
Maselia712/
Maseila712/
Maselay712/
Matiila712/
Mausela712/
Maseula712/
Matgele712/
Maselaa711/
Maselau711/
Mazeila711/
Maycela711/
Mojhela711/
Magelia711/
Majilad711/
Matheullah711/
Masel'a711/
Maselai711/
Maselea711/
Maajila711/
Magelai711/
Mazelia711/
Mazzitella711/
Moujela711/
Maselha711/
Maugela711/
Matséla711/
Matzila711/
Mazhela711/
Madsela711/
Magitla711/
Motjila711/
Mojehla711/
Mazeela711/
Mazelah711/
Mayzela711/
Matiello671,655/
Mahasela67343/
Matyhila67168/
Mattielo67165/
Matielli67163/
Mathielo67144/
Majhilya67114/
Motsiela6736/
Mattieli6733/
Marzelia6727/
Matzilas6726/
Maseelah6724/
Motchela6719/
Masethla6717/
Mot'sela6715/
Matielle6713/
Matijilo679/
Majhilla676/
Matchila676/
Matseilo676/
Magelyas673/
Mathieli673/
Mahajila673/
Maisiela673/
Mathyila673/
Mathiely673/
Mazzelai672/
Madjelei672/
Mmasehla672/
Motjelle672/
Matsielo672/
Mahseela672/
Matielho672/
Matielio672/
Maizelia671/
Maidjila671/
Maseglia671/
Mazzeila671/
Mettiela671/
Mattiele671/
Mazelhah671/
Matselou671/
Maaicela671/
Magielah671/
Motjeele671/
'Matieli671/
Matjhile671/
Maselaha671/
Mathsila671/
Matcaila671/
Moitsela671/
Maseliah671/
Mastiele671/
Matyello671/
Madzelah671/
Maselach670/

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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
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  • 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 Matjela
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