Matselele Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Matselele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matselele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1731:225,66117,396
South Africa751:722,36951,132
Zimbabwe371:417,25037,018
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England21:27,859,030389,889

Matselele (35) may also be a first name.

Matselele Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Matselele Come From? nationality or country of origin

Matselele is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matselele? popularity and diffusion

The surname Matselele is the 910,497th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Matselele are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 49 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Matselele is also the 1,744,716th most widespread first name globally, borne by 35 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 173 people, or 1 in 225,661. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Bududa District, where 79 percent are found, Mbale District, where 10 percent are found and Manafwa District, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 26 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent are found.

Matselele Last Name Statistics demography

Matselele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.98% less than the national average, earning R 85,608 per year.

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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 Matselele
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