Molelwa Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Molelwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molelwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Molelwa (16) may also be a first name.

Molelwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Molelwa is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molelwa? popularity and diffusion

Molelwa is the 4,532,898th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Molelwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Molelwa reside; 79 percent reside in Southern Africa and 79 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name globally, borne by 16 people.

Molelwa is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa Molelwa is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 86 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent reside and Limpopo, where 7 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and Botswana, where 5 percent reside.

Molelwa Last Name Statistics demography

Molelwa earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.18% less than the national average, earning R 225,324 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moelelwa935/
Mmolelwa932/
Mollelwa931/
Moleslwa931/
Mulelwa86310/
Malelwa8624/
Melelwa864/
Molelwe863/
Mmelelwa8014/
Malelwad801/
M'Melelwa7522/
M'Malelwa7521/
Mallelwad752/
Mulilwa71631/
Malelua7141/
Mulelwe7122/
Malilwa714/
Mulelua714/
Molilua711/
Mallelua672/
Mahlelwe671/
Maulelua671/
Mouleloued5915/
Malilwe572,481/
Mulilwe571/
Maluelue5355/
Melellvo531/
Mulehelvi501/

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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 Molelwa
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