Molaoa Surname
Approximately 3,047 people bear this surname
Molaoa Surname User-submission:
Molaoa is a Sotho surname. It was originally Molao, which means 'law'.
Molaoa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2,432 | 1:22,277 | 2,817 |
| Lesotho | 576 | 1:3,529 | 634 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
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'.
- relebogileMolaoa Demographics
Average Molaoa Salary in
South Africa
R 149,628
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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.
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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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