Moleleke Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Moleleke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moleleke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana611:35,8517,015
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693

Moleleke (17) may also be a first name.

Moleleke Last Name Facts

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

Moleleke is borne by more people in Botswana than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Moleleke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,047,559th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Moleleke reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held given name worldwide It is held by 17 people.

This last name is most widespread in Botswana, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 35,851. Outside of Botswana it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent live and Lesotho, where 2 percent live.

Moleleke Last Name Statistics demography

Moleleke earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.24% less than the national average, earning R 75,468 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molelekie947/
Molelek932/
Moleleki888,401/
Moleleka886/
Muleleke884/
Maleleke881/
Molelekoa824,097/
Molahleke8225/
Maleileke821/
Molelekiy821/
Maleleka75407/
Muleleka75226/
Maloleke75118/
Malyleke755/
Malaleke755/
Maleleki752/
Meleleki752/
Malileke752/
Molaleki751/
Mololeki751/
Molelaki751/
Malelake751/
Mulelaike7134/
Molahleki7114/
Mallileke713/
Molhaleki712/
Muleleque711/
Malisleke711/
Molilik671/

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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 Moleleke
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