Molaoa Surname

145,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,047 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Molaoa Surname User-submission:

Molaoa is a Sotho surname. It was originally Molao, which means 'law'.

Molaoa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,4321:22,2772,817
Lesotho5761:3,529634
Botswana331:66,27111,607
England31:18,572,686338,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Molaoa (273) may also be a first name.

Molaoa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Molaoa is a Sotho surname. It was originally Molao, which means 'law'.

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Molaoa Last Name Facts

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

Molaoa is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molaoa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 145,674th most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,391,712 people. The last name Molaoa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Molaoa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Molaoa is also the 537,992nd most common given name world-wide, held by 273 people.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 2,432 people, or 1 in 22,277. In South Africa it is most common in: Free State, where 42 percent live, Gauteng, where 22 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 17 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 19 percent live and Botswana, where 1 percent live.

Molaoa Last Name Statistics demography

Molaoa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.04% less than the national average, earning R 149,628 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Mmolaoa92207/
Molahoa924/
Molaooa921/
Moloaoa921/
Molao911,749/
Moloa91162/
Molaoyat864/
Mmoloaoa861/
Moiloa838,211/
Molaoe8377/
Mohloa8362/
Molaho8360/
Molgao8353/
Molioa8342/
Moloah8332/
Mmolao8329/
Moeloa8314/
Mollao8314/
Molloa8311/
Moulao839/
Motloa836/
Malaoa835/
Mulaoa835/
Moloat834/
Molaoy832/
Mosloa832/
Moilao832/
Molgoa832/
Moloau831/
Mmoloa831/
Mohlao831/
'Molao831/
Mgoloa831/
Molaua831/
Moulahoua801/
Mohloai771,258/
Moolaod7799/
Motlooa7749/
Malaoua7741/
Molouoa7720/
Malahoa7718/
Molooad779/
Molayya776/
Moollao776/
Matlaoa773/
Mouliao773/
Molaaee772/
Mohlaoi772/
Moloawe772/
Moulaoi771/
Molahoo771/
Molaiya771/
Molaoye771/
Moulaou771/
Moilooa771/
Motloai771/
Mohlaho771/
Moihloa771/
Molaowe771/
Maloa738,772/
Mulao732,455/
Malao732,240/
Molae73411/
Moloe73377/
Muloa7369/
Mohlouoa711,834/
Malahoua71793/
Melaouah7129/
Molayeah7111/
Mootluoa719/
Moohluoa718/
Moselloa718/
Malioaoa717/
Melahoua716/
Moulaoud714/
Mohlahoe713/
Molotaya712/
Malahoja712/
Motlajha712/
Motloawe712/
Moolayya711/
Moulauad711/
Matlhaoa711/
Malaouya711/
Moullaou711/
Mohlouao711/
Mélaouah711/
Mollaeia711/
Motlohoa711/
Motlouoa711/
Mohlaeya711/
Matloa671,574/
Molaee671,133/
Maliao67837/
Molahi67688/
Molioo67415/
Malhao67353/
Malaho67284/
Moiloe67252/
Malhoa67154/
Mallao67146/
Mulaho67120/
Malaua67113/
Malaou67106/
Malaoh67102/
Maalao67100/
Moloua6794/
Moloha6781/
Malaop6750/
Moelae6750/
Maloay6733/
Moloee6724/
Malaos6724/
Molooe6724/
Matlao6721/
Mahloa6718/
Muhlao6713/
Maloat6712/
Moloho6711/
Malaea679/
Molohi678/
Molahe678/
Masloa677/
Malyao677/
Malgao677/
Maloas676/
Mulgao676/
Mulioa674/
Mollae674/
Malaoi673/
Malaot673/
Molaey673/
Mullao673/
Moloea673/
Muliao673/
Mulloa672/
Malaau672/
Mahlao672/
Mulyao672/
Molaet672/
Maload672/
Malioa672/
Malgoa672/
Maloai672/
Molaeh672/
Malyoa671/
Moloer671/
Moloes671/
Moloet671/
Mooloe671/
Molooi671/
Malloa671/
Mallahoua671/
Mouloe671/
Molaïe671/
Moeloe671/
Mohloo671/
Mohlahooe671/
Mola'i671/
Matlhaoua671/
Malauo671/
Maloah671/
Mmalao671/
Moolae671/
Mholae671/
Molouy670/
Moloeh670/

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