Moretele Surname
Approximately 195 people bear this surname
Moretele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 100 | 1:20,326 | 4,232 |
| South Africa | 75 | 1:722,369 | 51,132 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
Moretele (104) may also be a first name.
Moretele Demographics
Average Moretele Salary in
South Africa
R 175,392
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Moretele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moretele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moretele is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Moretele.
How Common Is The Last Name Moretele? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,206,588th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. Moretele occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Moretele are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Moretele is also the 925,156th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 104 people.
This surname is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 20,326. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Berea District, where 38 percent live, Thaba-Tseka District, where 20 percent live and Butha-Buthe District, where 18 percent live. Outside of Lesotho Moretele occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 38 percent live and Botswana, where 9 percent live.
Moretele Last Name Statistics demography
Moretele earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.19% less than the national average, earning R 175,392 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moreteele | 94 | 1 | / |
| Moretle | 93 | 2 | / |
| Maretele | 88 | 862 | / |
| Moratele | 88 | 41 | / |
| Moretela | 88 | 2 | / |
| Moretale | 88 | 2 | / |
| Moreteli | 88 | 1 | / |
| Meretele | 88 | 1 | / |
| Maretle | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moratale | 75 | 735 | / |
| Maretela | 75 | 682 | / |
| Morateli | 75 | 36 | / |
| Moratole | 75 | 13 | / |
| Maretole | 75 | 5 | / |
| Maretale | 75 | 2 | / |
| Maratele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Morotole | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maritele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mourateli | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mareatile | 71 | 2 | / |
| Murgeteli | 71 | 2 | / |
| Moratteli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moraitelis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maritle | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Moretele
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