Molefane Surname

851,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Molefane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molefane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1941:279,26727,511
Botswana1211:18,0743,590
Lesotho61:338,76016,589

Molefane (107) may also be a first name.

Molefane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Molefane is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Molefane.

How Common Is The Last Name Molefane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 851,613th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 22,702,635 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Molefane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 910,230th most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 107 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 279,267. In South Africa Molefane is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 42 percent are found, Limpopo, where 32 percent are found and North West, where 20 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 38 percent are found and Lesotho, where 2 percent are found.

Molefane Last Name Statistics demography

Molefane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.68% less than the national average, earning R 102,936 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 Molefane
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