Moholo Surname

86,563rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Moholo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moholo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5,0421:10,7451,338
Lesotho2661:7,6411,672
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
Botswana941:23,2654,701
Guinea91:1,314,8691,461
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Mohólo (1) are calculated separately.

Moholo (257) may also be a first name.

Moholo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moholo (Marathi: मोहोळो) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Mohólo. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moholo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Moholo is the 86,563rd most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,309,767 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Moholo reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Moholo is also the 555,528th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 257 people.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 5,042 people, or 1 in 10,745. In South Africa Moholo is most numerous in: North West, where 40 percent live, Free State, where 34 percent live and Gauteng, where 16 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 5 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Moholo Last Name Statistics demography

Moholo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.95% less than the national average, earning R 111,804 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mohólo941/
Mohohlo921,213/
Moholoa92183/
Mohollo9295/
Mohotlo926/
Moholou925/
Mmoholo921/
Moholoo921/
Moholoi921/
Mohoulou866/
Mohotlho862/
Mohohlho861/
Maholo831,962/
Mohola83437/
Moohlo8355/
Moyolo8330/
Moeolo8321/
Mohalo8312/
Mojolo839/
Moiolo833/
Moahlo831/
Maoolo831/
Mohohla77488/
Moholas77362/
Mojolou7773/
Maholoa7721/
Mahoolo7718/
Maholoy7710/
Moholla777/
Mohahlo773/
Mahollo773/
Mmohola773/
Moahlou772/
Mohalot772/
Moahloi771/
Moyoloa771/
Mahotlo771/
Moioloa771/
Mohalou771/
Mahohlo771/
Moyoloi771/
Mmaholo771/
Mogiolo771/
Mojoloy771/
Maolo73181/
Moalo7313/
Mahoulou7110/
Mohallos715/
Mohaloud711/
Mahoolop711/
Mohalhlo711/
Mohallou711/
Mahola672,593/
Mohala671,139/
Moiola67636/
Mojola67146/
Moyola6773/
Moahla6764/
Moolah6742/
Maolod6728/
Moualo6725/
Maollo6714/
Moeola675/
Moolha674/
Maoulo673/
Maoluo673/
Maolou671/
Mahoulout671/
Mgaolo671/
Moaloa671/
Moalop671/
Moalou671/
Mooala671/
Mhaola671/
Moohla671/

Moholo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moholo in the Marathi language
मोहोळोmoholo-

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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 Moholo
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