Molefi Surname
Approximately 17,369 people bear this surname
Molefi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 10,394 | 1:5,212 | 658 |
| Lesotho | 4,878 | 1:417 | 12 |
| Botswana | 2,052 | 1:1,066 | 57 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Molefi (23,646) may also be a first name.
Molefi Demographics
Average Molefi Salary in
England
£20,790
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Molefi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Molefi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Molefi occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Molefi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 30,736th most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 419,572 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Molefi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 33,387th most widely held first name in the world, held by 23,646 people.
Molefi is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 10,394 people, or 1 in 5,212. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: North West, where 35 percent are found, Free State, where 26 percent are found and Gauteng, where 25 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 28 percent are found and Botswana, where 12 percent are found.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molefhi | 92 | 1,300 | / |
| Moleufi | 92 | 140 | / |
| Molefie | 92 | 7 | / |
| Moliefi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Moloefi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Moelefi | 92 | 1 | / |
| 'Molefi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Moulefi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mohlefi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Moleafie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Molefhie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Molefhii | 86 | 1 | / |
| Moliefie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Molefe | 83 | 97,934 | / |
| Molifi | 83 | 1,770 | / |
| Molofi | 83 | 70 | / |
| Malefi | 83 | 64 | / |
| Molafi | 83 | 16 | / |
| Molefa | 83 | 12 | / |
| Molefy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mulefi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mollefait | 80 | 20 | / |
| Molefhe | 77 | 1,946 | / |
| Molofyi | 77 | 188 | / |
| Molifie | 77 | 54 | / |
| Molefha | 77 | 44 | / |
| Molofei | 77 | 28 | / |
| Molofiy | 77 | 21 | / |
| Moliffi | 77 | 12 | / |
| Moulafi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Moloifi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Molafei | 77 | 4 | / |
| Molifhi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Moleffe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Moulefa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moleefe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Molephi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moleufe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mollefe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moliefe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mmolefe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Molefee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maleufi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moleife | 77 | 1 | / |
| Molefeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Molofii | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mollifi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Molafhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malefiea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moilifit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maledfai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Molife | 67 | 1,496 | / |
| Malifi | 67 | 193 | / |
| Malefe | 67 | 189 | / |
| Mulefa | 67 | 83 | / |
| Malafi | 67 | 72 | / |
| Molifa | 67 | 71 | / |
| Malofi | 67 | 69 | / |
| Malefa | 67 | 58 | / |
| Molofy | 67 | 38 | / |
| Molafe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Melefe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mohlophei | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mulefe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Molofe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mallefait | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mulifi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melafi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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