Melitafa Surname
Approximately 188 people bear this surname
Melitafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 188 | 1:288,179 | 28,102 |
Melitafa (12) may also be a first name.
Melitafa Demographics
Average Melitafa Salary in
South Africa
R 147,684
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Melitafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melitafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melitafa is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Melitafa.
How Common Is The Last Name Melitafa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Melitafa is the 1,235,409th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. The last name Melitafa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Melitafa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Melitafa is also the 3,306,491st most widespread given name globally, held by 12 people.
Melitafa is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 188 people, or 1 in 288,179. In South Africa Melitafa is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent live, Gauteng, where 18 percent live and Western Cape, where 13 percent live.
Melitafa Last Name Statistics demography
Melitafa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.85% less than the national average, earning R 147,684 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melithafa | 94 | 104 | / |
| Malitafa | 88 | 6 | / |
| Melitafi | 88 | 3 | / |
| Melitafo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Molitafa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Melethafa | 82 | 20 | / |
| Milithafa | 82 | 4 | / |
| Malithafa | 82 | 4 | / |
| Malitafai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mailitafai | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mailittafai | 74 | 34 | / |
| Malethafa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mailitafi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Melethafo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mailittafi | 67 | 9 | / |
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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 Melitafa
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