Molefhi Surname

293,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Molefhi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molefhi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana1,2961:1,687145
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Molefhi (291) may also be a first name.

Molefhi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Molefhi is found in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molefhi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 293,736th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,605,805 people. The last name Molefhi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Molefhi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 517,703rd most frequent given name worldwide, held by 291 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Botswana, where it is carried by 1,296 people, or 1 in 1,687. Barring Botswana Molefhi exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molefhii931/
Molefhie931/
Molefi9217,369/
Molefhe861,946/
Moleufi86140/
Molefha8644/
Molefie867/
Molifhi864/
Molephi861/
Moliefi861/
Mohlefi861/
Moulefi861/
Molafhi861/
'Molefi861/
Moloefi861/
Moelefi861/
Moleafie801/
Moliefie801/
Molefe7797,934/
Molifi771,770/
Molofi7770/
Malefi7764/
Molafi7716/
Molefa7712/
Molefy771/
Mulefi771/
Mollefait7520/
Molofyi71188/
Molepha7133/
Molofei7128/
Molofiy7121/
Moliffi7112/
Moulafi716/
Moloifi715/
Molafei714/
Moleffe712/
Molephe712/
Molifhe711/
Mollefe711/
Moleufe711/
Moleefe711/
Molaphi711/
Moulefa711/
Maleufi711/
Mmolefe711/
Molefee711/
Moliefe711/
Moleife711/
Molefeu711/
Molofii711/
Mollifi711/
Mohlophi679/
Mohlaphi676/
Maledfai671/
Mulifhoi671/
Malefiea671/
Mohlephe671/
Maliefeh671/
Moilifit671/

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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 Molefhi
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