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 last name Matoela (Hindi: मतोेला) is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matoela? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname 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.
Matoela is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 290,365. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Quthing District, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Lesotho Matoela is found in one country. It is also common 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
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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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