Molela Surname
Approximately 473 people bear this surname
Molela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 424 | 1:174,244 | 17,772 |
| Zambia | 19 | 1:834,206 | 28,447 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Molela (19) may also be a first name.
Molela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Molela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Molela is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Molela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 642,034th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 15,407,074 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Molela are found; 90 percent are found in Central Africa and 90 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Molela is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 19 people.
The last name Molela is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 424 people, or 1 in 174,244. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Molela
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