Molema Surname
Approximately 7,406 people bear this surname
Molema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4,817 | 1:11,247 | 1,397 |
| DR Congo | 1,053 | 1:70,161 | 8,227 |
| Netherlands | 790 | 1:21,376 | 3,391 |
| Botswana | 392 | 1:5,579 | 880 |
| Lesotho | 236 | 1:8,613 | 1,940 |
| Canada | 45 | 1:818,791 | 63,991 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Molema (537) may also be a first name.
Molema Demographics
Average Molema Salary in
United States
$72,462 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Molema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Molema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Molema is found most in South Africa. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Molema? popularity and diffusion
Molema is the 67,219th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 984,006 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Molema are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Molema is also the 363,820th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 537 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 4,817 people, or 1 in 11,247. In South Africa Molema is most common in: North West, where 30 percent reside, Gauteng, where 26 percent reside and Limpopo, where 22 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 11 percent reside.
Molema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Molema has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Molema last name grew 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.
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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 Molema
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