Molai Surname
Approximately 5,818 people bear this surname
Molai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2,031 | 1:26,675 | 3,415 |
| Iran | 1,071 | 1:71,692 | 7,478 |
| Lesotho | 758 | 1:2,681 | 404 |
| DR Congo | 670 | 1:110,268 | 12,156 |
| India | 365 | 1:2,101,549 | 71,002 |
| Zimbabwe | 351 | 1:43,984 | 6,768 |
| Pakistan | 174 | 1:1,026,689 | 13,173 |
| United States | 93 | 1:3,897,408 | 212,857 |
| Papua New Guinea | 62 | 1:131,512 | 18,033 |
| Netherlands | 51 | 1:331,121 | 38,060 |
| Suriname | 45 | 1:12,280 | 3,102 |
| Tanzania | 42 | 1:1,260,515 | 46,631 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Molaï (2) are calculated separately.
Molai (8,633) may also be a first name.
Molai Demographics
Average Molai Salary in
United States
$52,014 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Molai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Molai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Molai (Hindi: मोलई, Marathi: मोलई) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Molaï. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Molai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Molai is the 83,233rd most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,252,586 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Molai reside; 54 percent reside in Southern Africa and 54 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 67,591st most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 8,633 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 2,031 people, or 1 in 26,675. In South Africa Molai is mostly found in: Free State, where 33 percent are found, Gauteng, where 33 percent are found and North West, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 37 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 18 percent are found and Lesotho, where 13 percent are found.
Molai Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Molai surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.
The amount Molai earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.73% less than the national average, earning R 124,224 per year; in United States they earn 20.55% more than the national average, earning $52,014 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.57% more than the national average, earning $57,916 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Molai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Molai in the Hindi language | ||
| मोलई | mola'i | 93.5 |
| मोलइ | mola'i | 4.51 |
| मोलाई | mola'i | 1.8 |
| मोलाइ | mola'i | 0.11 |
| ्मोलई | mola'i | 0.04 |
| Molai in the Marathi language | ||
| मोलई | mola'i | 52.52 |
| मोलाई | mola'i | 39.57 |
| मोलाइ | mola'i | 2.88 |
| मोळई | mola'i | 2.16 |
| मोलइ | mola'i | 1.44 |
| मोाई | moa'i | 0.72 |
| मोळी | moli | 0.72 |
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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 Molai
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