Matlama Surname

709,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Matlama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matlama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho3811:5,3351,092
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Matlama (73) may also be a first name.

Matlama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matlama is found in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matlama? popularity and diffusion

The last name Matlama is the 709,895th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 17,645,390 people. Matlama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matlama live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 73 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is held by 381 people, or 1 in 5,335. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Quthing District, where 77 percent are found, Maseru District, where 11 percent are found and Mohale's Hoek District, where 6 percent are found. Beside Lesotho this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 8 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent are found.

Matlama Last Name Statistics demography

Matlama earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.62% less than the national average, earning R 93,576 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mautlama931/
Malama9241,684/
Mallama862,610/
Malamas861,471/
Mgalama86823/
Malamma86647/
Malamat86606/
Mailama86568/
Malajma86290/
Malamai86271/
Maliama86229/
Maslama86179/
Maulama86152/
Malamah86150/
Maleama8653/
Malamap8637/
Metlama8627/
Matlami8619/
Malamad8615/
Malauma8611/
Malamay8610/
Malamaj867/
Malyama866/
Malaima864/
Matloma864/
Malhama863/
Malasma862/
Matlame862/
Malaama861/
Malamea861/
Matlamo861/
Matlema861/
Malamaa861/
Mahlama861/
Motlama861/
Malamga861/
Mallamma8016,505/
Malasmas80595/
Mallamas80431/
Matlhoma80135/
Motlamma80132/
Maailama80110/
Malyamha8085/
Mailamai8055/
Malaimau8049/
Mailamma8042/
Malamhay8024/
Maitlamo8022/
Maslamat8021/
Maalamma8018/
Mathloma8018/
Motlhama8017/
Mallamai8014/
Malamaph809/
Mallamad808/
Malamatt808/
Malammai806/
Malamaai806/
Maslamma805/
Maulamma805/
Maliamma805/
Malahmah805/
Mailamah804/
Mailamad804/
Maleamma803/
Malyamma802/
Malaamma802/
Majlamah801/
Malamaud801/
Mauliama801/
Maullama801/
Mallaima801/
Mallamaa801/
Mallamha801/
Mallamoa801/
Malhamma801/
Mgallama801/
Maihlama801/
Mailamaa801/
Maillama801/
Malamaad801/
Malamach801/
Malamaha801/
Malammad801/
Mahlamah801/
Malliama801/
Mallamah801/
Moutlama801/
Mautlame801/
Mahlamau801/
Mmotlama801/
Motlamad801/
Malamast801/
Malahmay801/
Maalamay801/
Maloma776,007/
Malamo772,349/
Molama771,210/
Mallahmad75158/
Malaammad7529/
Matlhamme7512/
Mmallamma754/
Mailaamma753/
Maullamma752/
Mahalamma752/
Mallammai752/
Maihlamma752/
Maallamma751/
Maliahmad751/
Mgallamay751/
Mailamahe751/
Mallammad751/
Mahatlame751/
Malaahmad751/
Mallammah751/
Malamou713,241/
Malouma71641/
Mahloma71465/
Mallamo71408/
Moslama71360/
Malamos71351/
Mohlama7195/
Mailamo7152/
Malomay7150/
Malaimo7127/
Malomau7126/
Mailoma7117/
Molamma7112/
Mollama718/
Molamai717/
Mahalamahe717/
Motlame717/
Mgalamo715/
Malamão714/
Molamad714/
Maliamo714/
Malamoh714/
Malamoo713/
Maleima713/
Malhoma713/
Malamot713/
Mauloma713/
Masloma712/
Malloma712/
Malamei712/
Malamoi712/
Matlome712/
Moulama711/
Malyoma711/
Moliama711/
Malammo711/
Malamod711/
Malamoy711/
Malioma711/
Maloima711/
Malyamo711/
Motlami711/
Matlomo711/
Muolama711/
Mmolama711/
Moolama711/
Malajmo711/
Malamey710/
Motlamme67105/
Maleimau6750/
Malaimoi6750/
Mallouma6750/
Malamoud6744/
Moitlamo6722/
Mollamma6721/
Malamood6717/
Moulamma6714/
Moolamma6711/
Mathlome6710/
Malamout6710/
Mallamou678/
Motlhame675/
Maalouma674/
Maloumma674/
Mahalamo673/
Mailamoi673/
Mailamou673/
Moolamat673/
Mohlamma672/
Moulgama672/
Mailouma672/
Motlhami672/
Mothlame671/
Maalaamo671/
Maileyma671/
Malaimou671/
Moullama671/
Matlhome671/
Malomahe671/
Molamgai671/
Malgamey670/

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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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  • 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 Matlama
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