Meletla Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Meletla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meletla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Meletla Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meletla occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meletla? popularity and diffusion

The last name Meletla is the 2,661,929th most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname Meletla is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Meletla reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 1,041,879. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 81 percent live, Gauteng, where 17 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 2 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 2 percent live.

Meletla Last Name Statistics demography

Meletla earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 11.22% less than the national average, earning R 210,972 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melela9293/
Mhelela863,531/
Meletli86654/
Moletla8644/
Meleloa8643/
Mehlela8638/
Mielela864/
Melelia862/
Meulela862/
Melelya861/
Meleala861/
Mgelela861/
Maletla861/
Miletla861/
Malletla801/
Melila77347/
Melelo7774/
Melyla771/
Mailoetla756/
Mallethla751/
Mollettla751/
Molotla71888/
Miletli71116/
Meleleu7167/
Melelou7111/
Malatla717/
Melielo716/
Meilila716/
Moletlo712/
Mhelelo712/
Mileyla711/
Molatla711/
Melilia711/
Melilau711/
Meleliat674/
Mollatla673/
Meleeloy671/
Melaylat671/
Melaylas671/
Milealea671/
Mealilia671/

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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 Meletla
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