Molefi Surname

30,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Molefi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molefi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa10,3941:5,212658
Lesotho4,8781:41712
Botswana2,0521:1,06657
England221:2,532,63991,802
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Iceland31:126,6975,403
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Molefi (23,646) may also be a first name.

Molefi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Molefi is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molefi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 30,736th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 419,572 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Molefi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Molefi is also the 33,387th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 23,646 people.

The surname Molefi is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 10,394 people, or 1 in 5,212. In South Africa Molefi is primarily found in: North West, where 35 percent reside, Free State, where 26 percent reside and Gauteng, where 25 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 28 percent reside and Botswana, where 12 percent reside.

Molefi Last Name Statistics demography

Molefi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.67% less than the national average, earning R 145,752 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molefhi921,300/
Moleufi92140/
Molefie927/
Moliefi921/
Moloefi921/
Moelefi921/
'Molefi921/
Moulefi921/
Mohlefi921/
Moleafie861/
Molefhie861/
Molefhii861/
Moliefie861/
Molefe8397,934/
Molifi831,770/
Molofi8370/
Malefi8364/
Molafi8316/
Molefa8312/
Molefy831/
Mulefi831/
Mollefait8020/
Molefhe771,946/
Molofyi77188/
Molifie7754/
Molefha7744/
Molofei7728/
Molofiy7721/
Moliffi7712/
Moulafi776/
Moloifi775/
Molafei774/
Molifhi774/
Moleffe772/
Moulefa771/
Moleefe771/
Molephi771/
Moleufe771/
Mollefe771/
Moliefe771/
Mmolefe771/
Molefee771/
Maleufi771/
Moleife771/
Molefeu771/
Molofii771/
Mollifi771/
Molafhi771/
Malefiea711/
Moilifit711/
Maledfai711/
Molife671,496/
Malifi67193/
Malefe67189/
Mulefa6783/
Malafi6772/
Molifa6771/
Malofi6769/
Malefa6758/
Molofy6738/
Molafe6710/
Melefe678/
Mohlophei678/
Mulefe675/
Molofe673/
Mallefait672/
Mulifi671/
Melafi671/

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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
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  • 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 Molefi
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