Matlakala Surname

86,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,535 people bear this surname

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

Matlakala Surname User-submission:

The Matlakala surname means 'trash' in Setswana-English.

Matlakala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5,2271:10,3651,285
Lesotho1911:10,6422,411
Botswana991:22,0904,408
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Matlakala (20,605) may also be a first name.

Matlakala Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Matlakala surname means 'trash' in Setswana-English.

- lerato123

Matlakala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matlakala is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matlakala? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 86,980th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,316,630 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matlakala reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Matlakala is also the 36,985th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, borne by 20,605 people.

Matlakala is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 5,227 people, or 1 in 10,365. In South Africa Matlakala is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 43 percent are found, Gauteng, where 25 percent are found and Free State, where 11 percent are found. Barring South Africa it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 3 percent are found and Botswana, where 2 percent are found.

Matlakala Last Name Statistics demography

Matlakala earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.89% less than the national average, earning R 135,708 per year.

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