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 most common in South Africa. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molelwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Molelwa are found; 79 percent are found in Southern Africa and 79 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Molelwa is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 16 people.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 86 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent are found and Limpopo, where 7 percent are found. Not including South Africa Molelwa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent are found and Botswana, where 5 percent are found.

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
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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 Molelwa
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