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 more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Matoela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matoela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Matoela reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most common in Lesotho, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 290,365. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Quthing District, where 100 percent reside. Other than Lesotho this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 13 percent reside.
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
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- 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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