Moleme Surname

108,871st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Moleme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moleme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,9631:13,6711,723
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Lesotho1021:19,9274,152
Botswana831:26,3495,307
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Moleme (496) may also be a first name.

Moleme Last Name Facts

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

Moleme occurs most in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moleme? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 108,871st most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,705,088 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Moleme live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 381,018th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 496 people.

The surname Moleme is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 3,963 people, or 1 in 13,671. In South Africa Moleme is most numerous in: North West, where 51 percent are found, Gauteng, where 17 percent are found and Free State, where 13 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Lesotho, where 2 percent are found.

Moleme Last Name Statistics demography

Moleme earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.68% less than the national average, earning R 129,084 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mosleme923/
Mouleme922/
Molemje921/
Molemeh921/
Moleame921/
Molemey921/
Moeleme921/
Molemee921/
Molem9193/
Moulieme865/
Mousleme861/
Moslem8330,170/
Molema837,406/
Muleme832,466/
Maleme831,893/
Molemi831,604/
Molome83828/
Molame83260/
Molhem83199/
Molime83140/
Moilem83137/
Meleme83128/
Moulem8319/
Mollem8315/
Moolem838/
Moleem832/
Moliem832/
Motlem831/
Molemh831/
Moleum831/
Moylem830/
Moslemi772,840/
Mollema771,478/
Moslemy77230/
Moulema77195/
Mouliem77170/
Moilime77121/
Maleeme77104/
Mollame7796/
Moulhem7731/
Mouslem7724/
Mohlome7724/
Molomea7721/
Molhemi7713/
Mohlame7713/
Mosllem7710/
Malemes778/
Matleme778/
Moulime775/
Molimea774/
Malleme772/
Molemoi772/
Molimet772/
Muleeme772/
Mgaleme771/
Mosleem771/
Mojlema771/
Mollemi771/
Molomey771/
Molimes771/
Malemer771/
Malemet771/
Malemge771/
Molgime771/
Mulemer771/
Mulemge771/
Moelame771/
Molaemi771/
Malemed771/
Molgemi771/
Mojleem771/
Malieme771/
Mulheme770/
Malem733,276/
Molim73330/
Màlem731/
Mohlamme711,943/
Moloimet71257/
Moslemid7198/
Mouslime7118/
Moolheim712/
Mulheame712/
Moulhiem712/
Mohlomme711/
Molemoha711/
Mulemesh711/
Mulemgej711/
Mocellem711/
Molhamme711/
Molimett711/
Mollimer710/
Mallemee710/
Malema6719,681/
Maalem6710,623/
Mallem679,271/
Mulema674,376/
Malame673,444/
Moslim672,090/
Malemi671,563/
Molima671,350/
Moulim671,201/
Molimi67827/
Mulemi67372/
Malime67334/
Moilim67209/
Malome67144/
Maslem6770/
Mulime6731/
Mollim6730/
Matlem6730/
Maleem6729/
Malhem6727/
Molami6725/
Moliom6725/
Mossellem6717/
Molomi6716/
Molhim6713/
Motlim6711/
Melemi6710/
Molamy678/
Molaim676/
Maliem676/
Malgem675/
Molloimet674/
Maleam673/
Mojlim673/
Mahlem673/
Maàlem673/
Maulem672/
Mollaymer672/
Malleemee671/
Meulem671/
Moolim671/
Màalem671/
Malemm671/
Maleum671/
Maïlem671/
Mousellem671/
Mhalem671/
Moloim671/
Moulahame671/
Mohlaamme671/
Mmalem671/
Mohlim671/
Ma'lem671/

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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 Moleme
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