Matlaba Surname

694,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 425 people bear this surname

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

Matlaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matlaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4121:131,49915,372
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Matlaba (101) may also be a first name.

Matlaba Last Name Facts

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

Matlaba is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matlaba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 694,796th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 17,147,167 people. The last name Matlaba is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matlaba live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 940,641st most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 101 people.

The surname Matlaba is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 412 people, or 1 in 131,499. In South Africa it is most numerous in: North West, where 55 percent reside, Gauteng, where 31 percent reside and Limpopo, where 12 percent reside. Not including South Africa Matlaba exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 2 percent reside and Botswana, where 0 percent reside.

Matlaba Last Name Statistics demography

Matlaba earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.27% less than the national average, earning R 137,196 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matlhaba93462/
Mathlaba9338/
Matlabai935/
Matlabas931/
Malaba9211,102/
Madthlaba883/
Mahlaba8622,471/
Matlava866,197/
Malabad862,086/
Matlabe861,914/
Malabat861,682/
Matlawa861,096/
Malaiba86659/
Matlabo86350/
Malabas86318/
Malabay86298/
Mallaba86294/
Malayba86258/
Malabai86143/
Matloba86129/
Malabah8639/
Malabaz8633/
Malabha8630/
Matlabi8628/
Mailaba8618/
Maliaba8611/
Mmalaba869/
Maleaba866/
Malhaba866/
Motlaba865/
Malaboa864/
Maulaba862/
Malaaba862/
Malabau862/
Mhalaba862/
Matleba861/
Malabap861/
Malgaba861/
Malyaba861/
Maslaba861/
Maalaba861/
Matlhabe801,227/
Malabhai80906/
Matlabuy80122/
Motlhaba80120/
Mallabad8017/
Mathlabe8017/
Matlhava8016/
Matlooba8014/
Mallabai8012/
Mahalaba809/
Maslabai808/
Mahlabah807/
Malabhay807/
Matlhabo806/
Mallabha805/
Malaibap804/
Matlhabi803/
Mahlabai802/
Mothlaba802/
Malhlaba802/
Malaibai801/
Maulabai801/
Maslabah801/
Mallaiba801/
Masliaba801/
Mahlaaba801/
Mahhlaba801/
Maloba77135,185/
Molaba775,702/
Malabo772,139/
Malava77991/
Malabá771/
Mailabhai752,812/
Motlhabai75103/
Matlhajwa7524/
Malabaggi7511/
Maulabass754/
Mallabaad753/
Mahalabah753/
Mahalabha751/
Maullabai751/
Malyabhai751/
Maliabhai751/
Mathlooba751/
Maalabhai751/
Mahalabad751/
Mohlaba711,782/
Motloba711,108/
Mallabo71837/
Maliabo71495/
Matlowa71213/
Maliava71103/
Motlabe7191/
Maleiba7188/
Malabey7178/
Malobay7166/
Malabou7154/
Mailava7141/
Mallava7140/
Malavai7136/
Matlova7124/
Malavau7123/
Malyabo7121/
Maaloba7121/
Mahlabo7119/
Mahloba7119/
Malloba7118/
Maulava7116/
Malabei7113/
Malobah7113/
Malouba7110/
Motlabi719/
Malavay717/
Malobai716/
Malampa716/
Malabod715/
Malaiva714/
Mailoba714/
Malooba714/
Mahalabhai713/
Matlave713/
Mailabo713/
Motlawa713/
Malavea712/
Malabgo712/
Mahulabhai711/
Malaubo711/
Malovaa711/
Malhoba711/
Molabai711/
Matława711/
Masloba711/
Malabot711/
Maleuba711/
Maleava711/
Malanpa711/
Malobat711/
Molabat711/
Mmaloba711/
Matlobi711/
Matlobo711/
Malabos711/
Matlobe711/
Malgoba711/
Moulaba711/
Motlabo711/
Motlhabahe711/
Motlhabi673,023/
Moulabat67582/
Motlhabe67419/
Mohlabai67384/
Malyampa67323/
Malabous6763/
Mahaloba6759/
Matloubi6730/
Mothlabi6723/
Maslabey6718/
Matloobi6717/
Malaivay6714/
Mailampa6713/
Mallampa677/
Molabhai676/
Maliampa674/
Mathlobo674/
Moulabad674/
Mallavha673/
Matlhobo673/
Malhabou672/
Matlhobe672/
Malabout672/
Moitloba672/
Motlhoba672/
Matlhave672/
Mailavay671/
Mallavah671/
Mallobai671/
Mottlabe671/
Mollabah671/
Malampai671/
Mathlova671/
Maslabei671/
Maalouba671/
Mailaiva671/
Mailobau671/
Malabhoi671/
Malaabou671/
Malaampa671/
Majlouba671/
Malavaij671/
Malaveau671/
Mallouba671/
Maloubai671/
Motlahbi671/
Maihlabo671/
Mailhoba671/
Moulabas671/
Mothlabe671/
Motlajwa671/
Mmatlavi671/
Mallabey670/

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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
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