Moleleki Surname

60,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Moleleki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moleleki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5,2851:10,2511,271
Lesotho2,9061:69936
Botswana1931:11,3312,140
England61:9,286,343223,652
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Moleleki (3,175) may also be a first name.

Moleleki Last Name Facts

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

Moleleki (Arabic: مليكي) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Moleleki? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 60,008th most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 867,462 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Moleleki live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Moleleki is also the 127,547th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 3,175 people.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 5,285 people, or 1 in 10,251. In South Africa it is most common in: Free State, where 27 percent are found, North West, where 26 percent are found and Gauteng, where 24 percent are found. Not including South Africa it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 35 percent are found and Botswana, where 2 percent are found.

Moleleki Last Name Statistics demography

Moleleki earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.05% less than the national average, earning R 142,464 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Moleleki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moleleki in the Arabic language
مليكيmlyky-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moleleki
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