Matleke Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Matleke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matleke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Lesotho181:112,92011,579

Matleke (210) may also be a first name.

Matleke Last Name Facts

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

Matleke occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matleke? popularity and diffusion

Matleke is the 2,555,468th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matleke live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Matleke is also the 624,169th most frequently occurring forename in the world It is held by 210 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 1,389,172. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 59 percent live, Limpopo, where 23 percent live and Free State, where 10 percent live. Aside from South Africa Matleke occurs in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 32 percent live.

Matleke Last Name Statistics demography

Matleke earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.38% less than the national average, earning R 89,388 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matlek921/
Matlke920/
Matlake8692/
Motleke8637/
Matleck864/
Matloke861/
Metleke860/
Matlhake80463/
Mathlake80138/
Mahatlek8067/
Matlekha8019/
Matillek809/
Matlesky805/
Motleker805/
Mmatlake801/
Matlaake801/
Matlhoke801/
Matliske801/
Matelkee800/
Matlik77149/
Motlek776/
Motlke772/
Matlyk772/
Matlka771/
Matilk771/
Mastellek754/
Matlick71680/
Motlake7175/
Matlaki7115/
Matelka7113/
Metelke719/
Motloke715/
Matilka713/
Motleki711/
Matlika711/
Motýlek711/
Matylka711/
Matełka711/
Mattlik711/
Matailk711/
Motlhake671,191/
Motejlek6792/
Metlekaj6718/
Metlicke679/
Motlhoke675/
Motlk671/
Metilkey671/
Motlaake671/
Methelke671/
Matlicka671/
Matlg671/
Mattlick671/
Mattilce671/
Matielka671/

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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 Matleke
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis