Molawa Surname

215,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,907 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Molawa Surname User-submission:

The surname Mmolawa or Molawa originates from Botswana. It refers to the tribal wars in the 1800, when this clan survived because they had killing machine warriors. It means 'killer'.

Molawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,8121:29,8993,849
Botswana551:39,7627,636
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
England61:9,286,343223,652
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Molawa (413) may also be a first name.

Molawa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Mmolawa or Molawa originates from Botswana. It refers to the tribal wars in the 1800, when this clan survived because they had killing machine warriors. It means 'killer'.

- mike_mmolawa

Molawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Molawa is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Molawa? popularity and diffusion

Molawa is the 215,441st most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,821,471 people. The last name Molawa is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Molawa live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 423,230th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 413 people.

The last name Molawa is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,812 people, or 1 in 29,899. In South Africa Molawa is primarily found in: North West, where 35 percent reside, Gauteng, where 29 percent reside and Free State, where 16 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Molawa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Molawa earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 24.94% less than the national average, earning R 178,380 per year and in United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmolawa924,100/
Molaiwa92285/
Mohlawa929/
Molawea928/
'Molawa921/
Molawoa921/
Mollawa921/
Moolaway863,854/
Mmolaiwa8621/
Mohlajwa8611/
Mollaewa869/
Molhajwa861/
Mohlaiwa861/
Mmolauwa861/
Mmolawoa861/
Moolawah861/
Molaba835,702/
Molewa834,415/
Mulawa833,155/
Malawa832,019/
Molowa83504/
Molawo8325/
Melawa8320/
Molava8314/
Molawi837/
Molawe833/
Motlhajwa80342/
Motlhaywa8014/
Mohlachwa804/
Mothlajwa802/
Motlhahwa801/
Motlhaswa801/
Mallawa774,061/
Malawai77211/
Malawau77164/
Molaeva77116/
Molojwa7771/
Mulaiwa7766/
Maleawa7732/
Moloway7727/
Mulawad7724/
Moloiwa7723/
Moulawi7719/
Malaway7718/
Molavad7714/
Moslawy7713/
Mholowa779/
Maliawa774/
Mmolawo774/
Molavay773/
Molavat772/
Malawah772/
Mmulawa772/
Mohlava772/
Malaiwa772/
Maulawa771/
Muulawa771/
Mulahwa771/
Molabai771/
Melaway771/
Moleway771/
Moulawe771/
Malaawa771/
Malaewa771/
Malauwa771/
Malawwa771/
Malaywa771/
Motława771/
Moolawi771/
Moleawe771/
Moliava771/
Mulyawa771/
Mulaawa771/
Mulawai771/
Mmalawa771/
Moleiwa771/
Mohlawi771/
Mhulawa771/
Moulaba771/
Motlawe771/
Mohlawe771/
Mohlowa771/
Molahwe771/
Moleuwa771/
Molhava771/
Molhawe771/
Moslava771/
Mollaeva71827/
Mohlouwa7187/
Mohloiwa7165/
Muliawat7150/
Mallawat7148/
Mallawai7134/
Molyaeva7122/
Mallaway7112/
Malachwa718/
Malawach718/
Malaawat716/
Molabhai716/
Maslawaz714/
Motlhawe714/
Maliawad714/
Mallawah714/
Mulawwah713/
Maelauwa713/
Moilaeva712/
Mmutlawa712/
Moulavat711/
Mullawai711/
Moleavay711/
Mollabah711/
Maliawau711/
Moulouwa711/
Molloway711/
Mouslawi711/
Malaswat711/
Mothlawe711/
Mmolayua711/
Mullawad711/
Malawaiz711/
Malaiwat711/
Malajwad711/
Malajwah711/
Mullaway710/
Molavi6716,227/
Malaba6711,102/
Mulowa677,771/
Malewa674,427/
Malowa674,390/
Malawi672,832/
Malawo672,655/
Moleva672,539/
Mulaba672,311/
Malava67991/
Molova67929/
Malawe67875/
Moloba67779/
Malawy67606/
Molabe67458/
Mulawo67347/
Molave67326/
Molabi67312/
Mahalawat67132/
Motlhajwe67110/
Melewa6768/
Mulava6763/
Melava6724/
Matlhajwa6724/
Molowe6721/
Moilahavi6719/
Molabo6719/
Moslavacz6717/
Molavy6715/
Mulawi6712/
Melawo6712/
Molowi6712/
Muhlachwa674/
Molowo674/
Molavo674/
Molewo674/
Mulawe673/
Motlhojwa673/
Motlhaswi673/
Muttlawad671/
Moulahaba671/
Malawé671/
Moulahawi671/
Mollhoiwa671/
Mulawwath671/
Mulawy671/
Malaweach671/

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