Moilwa Surname

78,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Moilwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moilwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,5641:15,2011,916
Botswana2,6311:83125
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Moilwa (1,016) may also be a first name.

Moilwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moilwa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Moilwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Moilwa is the 78,606th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,173,329 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Moilwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Moilwa is also the 251,978th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,016 people.

This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 3,564 people, or 1 in 15,201. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 57 percent reside, Gauteng, where 23 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 8 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Moilwa occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 42 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Moilwa Last Name Statistics demography

Moilwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.6% less than the national average, earning R 138,792 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moyilwa926/
Moilwas921/
Mmoilwa921/
Molwa91167/
Milwa9193/
Moilwe831,425/
Milway83302/
Molway8384/
Mohlwa832/
Molwai832/
Mmolwa832/
Mholwa831/
Molwah831/
Moilua831/
Mmilwa831/
Muilwa831/
Mojelwa77189/
Mayolwa77161/
Muilewa7741/
Mollway7740/
Mailewa7736/
Moihlwe779/
Mohlwai778/
Mhailwa776/
Millewa775/
Mailwad774/
Misilwa774/
Miyalwa772/
Muyilwa772/
Moolwat772/
M'Molwa771/
Motilua771/
Mailway771/
Moyelwa771/
Moutlwa771/
Mujilwa771/
Moitlwe771/
Mmolhwa771/
Mlewa739,863/
Malwa734,012/
Molua731,445/
Molba73505/
Molwe73343/
Melwa73219/
Molva73113/
Molwo7392/
Molwi7325/
Milva7324/
Milwo731/
Mhotelwa71302/
Motlhwai7145/
Mosellwa715/
Meilwatt712/
Mailwatt711/
Misselwa711/
Moyohlwa711/
Milleway710/
Matilway710/
Mhalwa67308/
Mlewah67157/
Molwie67130/
Mmelwa6793/
Malwah6755/
Malway6741/
Molvay6739/
Molbay6738/
Moluat6734/
Moolwe6732/
Malwai6717/
Milvay6710/
Mleway679/
Maalwa676/
Mailua675/
Mollwo675/
Moluha674/
Milvas674/
Melway674/
Moulba674/
Muilua674/
Moolua674/
Mollua673/
Muylwa673/
Moulwi672/
Moelua672/
Moulva672/
Mailba672/
Meylwa672/
Moslwy671/
Motlua671/
Molvat671/
Molwid671/
Malwaa671/
Mahlwa671/
Moulua671/
Milvat671/
Maulwa671/
Mallwa671/
Milvai671/
Meulwa671/
Melwai671/
Mohlba671/
Mmalwa671/
Molweu671/
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 Moilwa
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