Molelejane Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Molelejane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 80 | 1:25,407 | 5,059 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Molelejane (21) may also be a first name.
Molelejane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Molelejane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Molelejane is found most frequently in Lesotho. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Molelejane? popularity and diffusion
Molelejane is the 1,994,173rd most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. Molelejane is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Molelejane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Molelejane is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 21 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 25,407. In Lesotho Molelejane is most numerous in: Mokhotlong District, where 31 percent live, Butha-Buthe District, where 26 percent live and Thaba-Tseka District, where 19 percent live. Beside Lesotho Molelejane occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 8 percent live and Botswana, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moleleyane | 90 | 4 | / |
| Molelejana | 90 | 1 | / |
| Malelane | 78 | 3 | / |
| Molilane | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matleleyane | 76 | 1 | / |
| Mallelajan | 70 | 1 | / |
| Malilane | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mahalelaine | 67 | 2 | / |
| Myalalajan | 60 | 2 | / |
| Maliline | 56 | 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
- 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 Molelejane
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