Molemela Surname

561,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Molemela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molemela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5141:105,40412,740
Lesotho471:43,2467,178
England31:18,572,686338,250
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Molemela (21) may also be a first name.

Molemela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Molemela is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Molemela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 561,353rd most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,898,311 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Molemela reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 21 people.

This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 514 people, or 1 in 105,404. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 29 percent reside, Free State, where 25 percent reside and Limpopo, where 21 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 8 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Molemela Last Name Statistics demography

Molemela earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.72% less than the national average, earning R 181,260 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 Molemela
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