Moholobela Surname

397,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Moholobela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moholobela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho5181:3,924748
South Africa3681:147,22216,772
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Moholobela (146) may also be a first name.

Moholobela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moholobela occurs most in Lesotho. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Moholobela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moholobela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 397,164th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 8,215,948 people. The surname Moholobela is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Moholobela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 763,528th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 146 people.

The surname Moholobela is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is borne by 518 people, or 1 in 3,924. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Mafeteng District, where 36 percent reside, Berea District, where 29 percent reside and Maseru District, where 23 percent reside. Not including Lesotho this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 41 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.

Moholobela Last Name Statistics demography

Moholobela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.61% less than the national average, earning R 122,112 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maholobela901,150/
Moholobelo902/
Moholobele901/
Maolobela841/
Maholovela80129/
Maholobele8057/
Maholobelo802/
Maholobeli802/
Maholabela801/
Mohali Bala671/
Maolebila631/
Mohalapelly571/
Mihalopulu501/

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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 Moholobela
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