Moelwa Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Moelwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moelwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611

Moelwa (15) may also be a first name.

Moelwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moelwa is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moelwa? popularity and diffusion

Moelwa is the 4,116,508th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. Moelwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Moelwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Moelwa is also the 2,900,335th most common first name in the world, borne by 15 people.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 2,355,552. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 70 percent are found, Gauteng, where 22 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent are found.

Moelwa Last Name Statistics demography

Moelwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 89.24% less than the national average, earning R 25,572 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melwa91219/
Molwa91167/
Mohetlwa8668/
Moetlhwa8660/
Melwah83123/
Mmelwa8393/
Molway8384/
Muelwa8341/
Melway834/
Mmolwa832/
Molwai832/
Moelua832/
Melwai831/
Mholwa831/
Molwah831/
Meulwa831/
Mehlwa831/
Mlwa802/
Mellway7742/
Mollway7740/
Mohelba776/
Melwatt772/
Meelwai771/
M'Molwa771/
M'Yolwa771/
Moutlwa771/
Mmolhwa771/
Mulwa7338,457/
Mlewa739,863/
Molua731,445/
Melua73432/
Melba73209/
Milwa7393/
Molwo7392/
Mhlwa7337/
Mlwai739/
Melwo731/
Mahetlwa711/
Mmuselwa711/
M'Maelwa711/
Muchelwa711/
Muhlwa67338/
Milway67302/
Mlewah67157/
Muelua6755/
Muulwa6749/
Molvay6739/
Mulwad6727/
Meluas6720/
Mleway679/
Meelua676/
Mollwo675/
Moulba674/
Melvah674/
Mulway674/
Moluha674/
Moolua674/
Muchelwad673/
Meluat673/
Mollua673/
Muylwa673/
Mulwah673/
Maelba672/
Moulva672/
Mulwat671/
Moulua671/
Melbea671/
Melbai671/
Millwa671/
Mullwa671/
Mulwai671/
Mmilwa671/
Mmulwa671/
Meluaa671/
Maulwa671/
Muilwa671/
Molwho670/

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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 Moelwa
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