Mmolawa Surname
Approximately 4,100 people bear this surname
Mmolawa Surname User-submission:
The surname Mmolawa or Molawa originates from Botswana. It refers to the tribal wars in the 1800, when this clan survived because they had killing machine warriors. It means 'killer'.
Mmolawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2,236 | 1:24,230 | 3,080 |
| Botswana | 1,853 | 1:1,180 | 72 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Mmolawa (976) may also be a first name.
Mmolawa Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Mmolawa or Molawa originates from Botswana. It refers to the tribal wars in the 1800, when this clan survived because they had killing machine warriors. It means 'killer'.
- mike_mmolawaMmolawa Demographics
Average Mmolawa Salary in
South Africa
R 129,732
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mmolawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mmolawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mmolawa is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mmolawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mmolawa is the 112,911th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,777,450 people. The last name Mmolawa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mmolawa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 257,954th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 976 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 2,236 people, or 1 in 24,230. In South Africa it is most common in: North West, where 54 percent reside, Gauteng, where 24 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 9 percent reside. Beside South Africa it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 45 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Mmolawa Last Name Statistics demography
Mmolawa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.41% less than the national average, earning R 129,732 per year.
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Footnotes
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