Molafo Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

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

Molafo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molafo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211

Molafo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Molafo occurs most in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Molafo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Molafo is the 3,055,934th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname Molafo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Molafo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,321,407. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 71 percent live, Gauteng, where 20 percent live and North West, where 5 percent live.

Molafo Last Name Statistics demography

Molafo earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14.87% less than the national average, earning R 202,308 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mohlafo921/
Melafo831,261/
Malafo8345/
Molefo8335/
Molofo838/
Malaffo77117/
Molafat774/
Malafou772/
Moslafa772/
Molapho771/
Molasfa771/
Meliafo771/
Melaffo771/
Melafoy771/
Malafos771/
Moliafa771/
Mohlapho719/
Maelafou711/
Moloufou711/
Mothlofo711/
Malefo675,081/
Malafa67437/
Malofo6791/
Melafa6732/
Mulafa6717/
Molefa6712/
Molofa679/
Mohlaphou671/
Melefo671/
Melofo671/
Mulofo671/

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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 Molafo
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