Matlabe Surname

214,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Matlabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matlabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,7361:31,2084,005
Lesotho1541:13,1982,920
India171:45,121,493474,784
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Matlabe (141) may also be a first name.

Matlabe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matlabe (Marathi: मतलबे) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matlabe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Matlabe is the 214,812th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,807,495 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Matlabe live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 778,371st most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 141 people.

The last name Matlabe is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,736 people, or 1 in 31,208. In South Africa Matlabe is mostly found in: Free State, where 44 percent reside, North West, where 21 percent reside and Gauteng, where 21 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Matlabe exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 8 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Matlabe Last Name Statistics demography

Matlabe earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 22.53% less than the national average, earning R 184,092 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matlhabe931,227/
Mathlabe9317/
Malabe921,465/
Matlawe861,623/
Mahlabe86935/
Malabed86752/
Matlaba86425/
Matlebe86408/
Malabeh86373/
Malaber86245/
Malabet86114/
Malaibe86113/
Motlabe8691/
Malabey8678/
Malabie8672/
Maliabe8660/
Malyabe8632/
Matlabi8628/
Mailabe8618/
Malabhe8615/
Malabei8613/
Malabes8610/
Malabee867/
Malabez864/
Matlave863/
Malaube862/
Mallabe862/
Malhabe862/
Matlobe861/
Metlabe861/
Matlhaba80462/
Motlhabe80419/
Malhaber80322/
Mallaber80279/
Matlabuy80122/
Matloebe8089/
Mathlaba8038/
Mahlabeh8032/
Mahalabe8022/
Maslabey8018/
Matlabai805/
Matlhabi803/
Malabett802/
Metlabie802/
Malyaabe802/
Matlhebe802/
Matlhobe802/
Matlhave802/
Maulabee801/
Mottlabe801/
Maslabei801/
Malauber801/
Matlhawe801/
Mailhabe801/
Mahlaube801/
Mothlabe801/
Mallabee800/
Mallabey800/
Malave7768,229/
Malaba7711,102/
Malabi771,051/
Malobe77632/
Molabe77458/
Malaby77340/
Malabá771/
Maullabee75102/
Madthlaba753/
Malahaber752/
Matlhajwe751/
Mothlabey751/
Motlhabje751/
Matlava716,197/
Mohlabe711,214/
Matlawa711,096/
Malaiba71659/
Mallaby71564/
Malhabi71545/
Malabay71298/
Mallaba71294/
Maulabi71267/
Malayba71258/
Maulave71210/
Malabai71143/
Majlabi71136/
Matloba71129/
Malabis71125/
Matlawi7172/
Malaubi7159/
Mallobe7156/
Molabeh7147/
Malavey7137/
Molabei7135/
Malabha7130/
Malabiy7127/
Maliabi7127/
Malabid7125/
Mahlabi7119/
Mailaba7118/
Malabhi7115/
Mallave7113/
Motlebe7111/
Maliaba7111/
Matlove7110/
Mmalaba719/
Moulabe719/
Motlabi719/
Malhave717/
Mahlaby716/
Maalave716/
Maleaba716/
Malhaba716/
Matloubieh715/
Mhalave715/
Maloube715/
Mailave715/
Motlaba715/
Malampe714/
Mgalabi714/
Malaboa714/
Molabee713/
Malaibi713/
Malaive713/
Maulaba712/
Mallabi712/
Malavea712/
Malaaba712/
Malabio712/
Mailobe712/
Mhalaba712/
Maylave711/
Malyabi711/
Malauve711/
Malavee711/
Malavei711/
Maleabi711/
Mmalave711/
Mahlobe711/
Malobie711/
Malyaba711/
Matlobi711/
Mala'bi711/
Malabii711/
Maalaba711/
Motlawe711/
Malabit711/
Malober710/
Motlhabi673,023/
Malabhai67906/
Motlhaba67120/
Maulabhi6751/
Matloubi6730/
Moulabee6726/
Mothlabi6723/
Matloobi6717/
Matlhava6716/
Matlooba6714/
Malaibui6713/
Mahalabh6713/
Mallabai6712/
Malaveey679/
Mahalabi679/
Maslabai678/
Malabhay677/
Mallabha675/
Mahalave675/
Motlhawe674/
Malobeha674/
Mahalaby673/
Malabuit672/
Motlhobe672/
Mahlabai672/
Mothlaba672/
Malahabi671/
Malaibai671/
Malabith671/
Maulaabi671/
Maulabai671/
Maullabi671/
Maalavey671/
Mallavey671/
Moulabie671/
Molabeer671/
Malabhoi671/
Malabist671/
Mahloobe671/
Mallaiba671/
Maloubie671/
Motloebe671/
Motlahbi671/
Malyavej671/
Mahlaaba671/
Mahhlaba671/
Mothlawe671/
Moitlobe671/
Mmatlavi671/
Malampey670/
Mollabey670/

Matlabe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matlabe in the Marathi language
मतलबेmatalabe91.67
मतलाबेmatalabe8.33

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Footnotes

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