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
Matoela (Hindi: मतोेला) is found most frequently in Lesotho. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matoela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly 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 numerous in Lesotho, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 290,365. In Lesotho Matoela is most numerous in: Quthing District, where 100 percent live. Outside of Lesotho this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 13 percent live.
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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