Metlae Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Metlae Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metlae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1181:459,13338,484
Lesotho531:38,3506,671
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Metlae (16) may also be a first name.

Metlae Last Name Facts

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

The last name Metlae is found most in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Metlae.

How Common Is The Last Name Metlae? popularity and diffusion

The last name Metlae is the 1,310,135th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Metlae live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Metlae is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous forename in the world, held by 16 people.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 459,133. In South Africa Metlae is most frequent in: Free State, where 56 percent reside, Gauteng, where 25 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 7 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 31 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Metlae Last Name Statistics demography

Metlae earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.28% more than the national average, earning R 376,128 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metlahe921/
Metlyaey861/
Matlae8367/
Metlay8333/
Motlae8315/
Metley839/
Metlie836/
Metlai836/
Metlee830/
Methley77193/
Methlie77145/
Mettley7734/
Meatley7723/
Medtlie775/
Metloua773/
Matlaeh772/
Methlee771/
Mettlei771/
Metloue771/
Matlaea771/
Metlahy771/
Mechtley7134/
Miethlau7119/
Metelley713/
Mettleus711/
Methliya711/
Mitley6727/
Mitloe6715/
Metloy675/
Matloe673/
Metlou672/
Mitlie671/
Metelleus671/
Mitlaj671/

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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 Metlae
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