Matoela Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Matoela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 7 | 1:290,365 | 15,938 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Matoela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matoela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matoela (Hindi: मतोेला) is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matoela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Matoela is the 6,723,624th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Matoela live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 290,365. In Lesotho Matoela is most common in: Quthing District, where 100 percent are found. Beside Lesotho Matoela occurs in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matoela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matoela in the Hindi language | ||
| मतोेला | matoela | - |
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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 Matoela
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