Maoala Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Maoala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maoala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho241:84,69010,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Maoala (37) may also be a first name.

Maoala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maoala occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maoala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maoala is the 3,957,383rd most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Maoala are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most widespread first name on earth, held by 37 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 84,690. In Lesotho Maoala is primarily found in: Qacha's Nek District, where 50 percent are found, Maseru District, where 21 percent are found and Mokhotlong District, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Lesotho Maoala is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maoatla921/
Mahouala867/
Mahoaela864/
Maoali832/
Maouali77182/
Mohaola7754/
Mooahla7738/
Maouale776/
Maohale772/
Maiyaola7131/
Mohahola7121/
Maoualid713/
Mahoaili713/
Maohalyo711/
Maiyaoula673/
Maouallyo671/
Moaolo671/
Mohaole6272/
Moaolho621/
Moaolei621/
Mohaoli621/
Moaholi621/
Mahoholi57107/
Mohoahle5715/
Mahouolo575/
Mohohola571/
Moaoulou571/
Maiyaole571/
Moahoule571/
Mohoatlhe5310/
Mohoathle535/

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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
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  • 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 Maoala
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