Molakeng Surname

142,188th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Molakeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molakeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,9801:18,1802,293
Lesotho1481:13,7343,035
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Molakeng (28) may also be a first name.

Molakeng Last Name Facts

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

Molakeng has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Molakeng? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 142,188th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,327,546 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Molakeng live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 28 people.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,980 people, or 1 in 18,180. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Free State, where 43 percent are found, Gauteng, where 40 percent are found and North West, where 6 percent are found. Excluding South Africa Molakeng occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 5 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Molakeng Last Name Statistics demography

Molakeng earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.82% less than the national average, earning R 131,124 per year.

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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 Molakeng
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