Molatelo Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Molatelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molatelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1391:389,76834,651
Botswana611:35,8517,015
England31:18,572,686338,250

Molatelo (15,317) may also be a first name.

Molatelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Molatelo is most common in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molatelo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,173,425th most frequent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Molatelo live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 45,728th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 15,317 people.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 389,768. In South Africa Molatelo is most frequent in: North West, where 62 percent reside, Gauteng, where 28 percent reside and Limpopo, where 9 percent reside. Other than South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 30 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Molatelo Last Name Statistics demography

Molatelo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.44% less than the national average, earning R 105,900 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 Molatelo
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