Molathiwa Surname
Approximately 396 people bear this surname
Molathiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 392 | 1:5,579 | 880 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Molathiwa (115) may also be a first name.
Molathiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Molathiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Molathiwa occurs more in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Molathiwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Molathiwa is the 731,961st most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 18,402,894 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Molathiwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Molathiwa is also the 873,022nd most common first name globally, borne by 115 people.
This surname is most numerous in Botswana, where it is borne by 392 people, or 1 in 5,579. Outside of Botswana Molathiwa exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molatthuiwa | 90 | 1 | / |
| Molatihwa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Molathewa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mulatiwa | 82 | 10 | / |
| Molatuwa | 82 | 2 | / |
| Muhlatiwa | 78 | 74 | / |
| Mohlatjwa | 78 | 2 | / |
| Molatihwe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Malathibai | 74 | 2 | / |
| Motlhatjwa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mulotiwa | 71 | 183 | / |
| Molotywa | 71 | 103 | / |
| Molotjwa | 71 | 47 | / |
| Mulatiwi | 71 | 15 | / |
| Malatywa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Malativa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Malatuwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malaitiba | 67 | 36 | / |
| Mahlatywa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Malatibai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Muhlativa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Malatiwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhlatiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhlatywa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malatihwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malathoibi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Maletywa | 59 | 2 | / |
| Maletjwa | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mulateva | 59 | 1 | / |
| Malasteva | 56 | 4 | / |
| Mollothebe | 53 | 17 | / |
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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 Molathiwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis