Molatela Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Molatela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molatela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1401:386,98434,477
Lesotho681:29,8915,683

Molatela (1,613) may also be a first name.

Molatela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Molatela is most common in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molatela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,152,132nd most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 35,036,278 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Molatela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 192,376th most frequent forename globally, held by 1,613 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 386,984. In South Africa Molatela is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 40 percent are found, Gauteng, where 25 percent are found and Free State, where 20 percent are found. Barring South Africa Molatela is found in one country. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 33 percent are found.

Molatela Last Name Statistics demography

Molatela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.38% less than the national average, earning R 120,288 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 Molatela
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