Matlou Surname
Approximately 24,074 people bear this surname
Matlou Surname User-submission:
The surname Matlou means 'elephant'.
Matlou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 22,939 | 1:2,362 | 295 |
| Botswana | 1,009 | 1:2,167 | 231 |
| Lesotho | 66 | 1:30,796 | 5,791 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Matlou (8,204) may also be a first name.
Matlou Surname Meaning
Matlou Demographics
Average Matlou Salary in
South Africa
R 138,624
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Matlou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matlou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matlou is found most in South Africa. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matlou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 22,557th most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 302,714 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Matlou are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 69,912th most commonly held given name in the world. It is borne by 8,204 people.
The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 22,939 people, or 1 in 2,362. In South Africa Matlou is most common in: Limpopo, where 46 percent reside, Gauteng, where 36 percent reside and North West, where 10 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 4 percent reside and Lesotho, where 0 percent reside.
Matlou Last Name Statistics demography
Matlou earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.67% less than the national average, earning R 138,624 per year.
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Footnotes
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