Molamu Surname

151,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Molamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,1461:25,2463,217
Botswana4081:5,360835
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Lesotho1571:12,9462,867
England81:6,964,757184,742
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Molamu (323) may also be a first name.

Molamu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Molamu is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molamu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 151,465th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,506,034 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Molamu reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 488,148th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 323 people.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,146 people, or 1 in 25,246. In South Africa it is most numerous in: North West, where 51 percent are found, Gauteng, where 32 percent are found and Limpopo, where 6 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 14 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.

Molamu Last Name Statistics demography

Molamu earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.52% less than the national average, earning R 229,284 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molamou9284/
Molamhu923/
Molamgu921/
Mohulamu8612/
Moliamui861/
Moulamou861/
Malamu833,156/
Melamu832,464/
Mulamu83586/
Molomu8335/
Molemu834/
Malamou773,241/
Malamud772,381/
Malamut77615/
Molomou77238/
Maliamu7768/
Mulaimu7752/
Mullamu7748/
Malyamu7738/
Mallamu7733/
Molommu7718/
Molemou778/
Molomut777/
Malgamu774/
Malamus773/
Melamou772/
Malaimu772/
Malamuj772/
Muliamu772/
Maulamu771/
Mulamgu771/
Moolemu771/
Maleamu771/
Mollahamut7545/
Moloumou71273/
Malaimau7149/
Malamoud7144/
Malamutt7113/
Mahlamgu7110/
Malamout7110/
Mallamud719/
Mallamou718/
Malamush712/
Malamaud711/
Malammut711/
Malyaamu711/
Mallamhu711/
Mahalamu711/
Mahlamau711/
Mollomou711/
Moleimus710/
Mulameux710/
Malemu67509/
Melemu6752/
Mouloumou6724/
Malomu6713/
Melomu671/

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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
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  • 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 Molamu
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