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

Molemela has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Molemela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 561,353rd most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 12,898,311 people. The last name Molemela is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Molemela are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Molemela is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 21 people.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 514 people, or 1 in 105,404. In South Africa Molemela is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 29 percent are found, Free State, where 25 percent are found and Limpopo, where 21 percent are found. Barring South Africa Molemela exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 8 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

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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