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 found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Moleleki? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 60,008th most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 867,462 people. The last name Moleleki occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Moleleki are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 127,547th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 3,175 people.

The surname Moleleki is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 5,285 people, or 1 in 10,251. In South Africa Moleleki is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 27 percent reside, North West, where 26 percent reside and Gauteng, where 24 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 35 percent reside and Botswana, where 2 percent reside.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Moleleki
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