Molemu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Molemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Molemu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Molemu is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Molemu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Molemu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Molemu reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Molemu is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Molemu is most prevalent in: Kabarole District, where 50 percent live and Kamuli District, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molemou928/
Moolemu921/
Moslemud861/
Moleimus860/
Molamu832,908/
Malemu83509/
Mulemu83317/
Melemu8352/
Molomu8335/
Molimu831/
Molomou77238/
Malemou77111/
Molamou7784/
Mallemu7743/
Molommu7718/
Mahlemu7710/
Malemud775/
Molamhu773/
Maleemu773/
Muleemu772/
Maleamu771/
Mollimu771/
Moslimu771/
Maulemu771/
Melemou771/
Maleimau7150/
Moilimou7116/
Mohulamu7112/
Mallesmu713/
Molymeux712/
Moliamui711/
Moulamou711/
Mollomou711/
Malamu673,156/
Melamu672,464/
Malimu671,270/
Mouslimou6729/
Malomu6713/
Mallemuth679/
Malymu674/
Melomu671/
Meulemaus671/
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 Molemu
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