Molema Surname

67,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Molema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,8171:11,2471,397
DR Congo1,0531:70,1618,227
Netherlands7901:21,3763,391
Botswana3921:5,579880
Lesotho2361:8,6131,940
Canada451:818,79163,991
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
England101:5,571,806158,774
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France21:33,211,361423,184
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Molema (537) may also be a first name.

Molema Last Name Facts

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

Molema is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Molema? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 67,219th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 984,006 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Molema live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Molema is also the 363,820th most common forename throughout the world, held by 537 people.

Molema is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 4,817 people, or 1 in 11,247. In South Africa Molema is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 30 percent are found, Gauteng, where 26 percent are found and Limpopo, where 22 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 11 percent are found.

Molema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Molema has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Molema last name increased 144 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Molema Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Molema earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning 323,477 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 23% less than the national average, earning R 182,976 per year; in United States they earn 67.93% more than the national average, earning $72,462 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.87% more than the national average, earning $62,038 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moslema922,345/
Mollema921,478/
Moulema92195/
Mojlema921/
Molemad921/
Moslemat8619/
Mouslema861/
Molemoha861/
Moslemaa861/
Malema8319,681/
Mulema834,376/
Moleme834,274/
Molemi831,604/
Molima831,350/
Molama831,210/
Moloma83853/
Molemo83546/
Melema8358/
Moslima773,104/
Moslemi772,840/
Muslema771,249/
Malaema77804/
Moslemy77230/
Mohlama7795/
Muilema7793/
Mallema7774/
Muylema7772/
Meulema7767/
Malemma7764/
Melemai7754/
Maleama7753/
Moulima7726/
Molomea7721/
Maleema7717/
Maslema7714/
Molhemi7713/
Molamma7712/
Muleema7711/
Mouloma7711/
Molimay7710/
Mollama778/
Molemou778/
Molamai777/
Mooloma776/
Mulemga776/
Maulema774/
Molimea774/
Maleima773/
Mosleme773/
Molemoi772/
Mouleme772/
Malemah772/
Malemai771/
Muhlema771/
Mulemma771/
Molemje771/
Moliama771/
Molimat771/
Mollemi771/
Molemeh771/
Malemga771/
Maliema771/
Molomai771/
Moleame771/
Molemey771/
Mulemah771/
Mulemay771/
Moeleme771/
Matlema771/
Muolama771/
Mohloma771/
Moelima771/
Mmolama771/
Molemee771/
Molgemi771/
Moolama771/
Maalema771/
Meelema770/
Moullemaaz753/
Malemath71226/
Mallemma71192/
Melhemah71156/
Mouslima71137/
Moslemid7198/
Maleimau7150/
Mollamma7121/
Mallemat7112/
Moolamma7111/
Mmaleema7110/
Malemaja718/
Malaemai717/
Mohlimat715/
Moulieme715/
Maleamma713/
Mulemath713/
Mohlamma712/
Meulemas711/
Mousleme711/
Musleema711/
Mollymma711/
Moullama711/
Moulomay711/
Meullema711/
Moilomai711/
Molimaya711/
Maslemma711/
Mulima6726,168/
Molomo676,180/
Malemo674,477/
Muleme672,466/
Maleme671,893/
Malemi671,563/
Molimi67827/
Molamo67804/
Molimo67667/
Mulemi67372/
Mulemo67366/
Melima67185/
Molime67140/
Melama67118/
Melemo6777/
Meloma6723/
Molymeaux677/
Mallemath673/
Meulemaus671/
Muljma671/
Mélama671/
Musleemat671/
Motlhoima671/
Mollymaux670/

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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 Molema
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