Matlejane Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Matlejane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 97 | 1:20,954 | 4,341 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Matlejane (48) may also be a first name.
Matlejane Demographics
Average Matlejane Salary in
South Africa
R 389,640
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Matlejane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matlejane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matlejane has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Matlejane? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,683,218th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Matlejane live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequent first name on earth, borne by 48 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 20,954. In Lesotho Matlejane is primarily found in: Berea District, where 61 percent are found, Leribe District, where 13 percent are found and Maseru District, where 11 percent are found. Other than Lesotho this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 16 percent are found and Iceland, where 1 percent are found.
Matlejane Last Name Statistics demography
Matlejane earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.96% more than the national average, earning R 389,640 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motlejane | 89 | 1 | / |
| Matlehane | 89 | 1 | / |
| Matleesane | 84 | 4 | / |
| Matleisane | 84 | 1 | / |
| Motleane | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matlaisane | 74 | 331 | / |
| Motlhezane | 74 | 4 | / |
| Matellicane | 70 | 1 | / |
| Matelsone | 67 | 2 | / |
| Matillicani | 60 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Matlejane
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis