Molelekeng Surname

191,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Molelekeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molelekeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,7431:31,0833,993
Botswana2431:9,0001,624
Namibia2031:11,8692,236
England41:13,929,515290,718
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Molelekeng (4,880) may also be a first name.

Molelekeng Last Name Facts

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

Molelekeng occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Molelekeng? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 191,699th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,315,535 people. Molelekeng occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Molelekeng reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 97,676th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 4,880 people.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,743 people, or 1 in 31,083. In South Africa it is most frequent in: North West, where 57 percent live, Gauteng, where 29 percent live and Northern Cape, where 5 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 11 percent live and Namibia, where 9 percent live.

Molelekeng Last Name Statistics demography

Molelekeng earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.94% less than the national average, earning R 142,716 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molelkeng951/
Malelekeng901/
Mololekeng901/
Moleleking901/
Molelekang901/

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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 Molelekeng
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