Molengwa Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Molengwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 66 | 1:33,135 | 6,513 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Molengwa (26) may also be a first name.
Molengwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Molengwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Molengwa is found in Botswana more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Molengwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Molengwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Molengwa is the 2,273,756th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Molengwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most numerous forename on earth, borne by 26 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Botswana, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 33,135. Outside of Botswana Molengwa occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mulengwa | 88 | 636 | / |
| Malengwa | 88 | 71 | / |
| Melengwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Molengba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mahlengwa | 82 | 25 | / |
| Moilingwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Malen'gwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mulingwa | 75 | 453 | / |
| Malengwe | 75 | 202 | / |
| Molingba | 75 | 48 | / |
| Malengua | 75 | 30 | / |
| Malingwa | 75 | 28 | / |
| Malengba | 75 | 22 | / |
| Molengue | 75 | 19 | / |
| Mulengwe | 75 | 6 | / |
| Molengui | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mulenkwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Melingwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mulemgwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mulengua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moulengui | 71 | 870 | / |
| Mahlengwe | 71 | 163 | / |
| Maluengua | 71 | 15 | / |
| Moulengue | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mulingwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motlingwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mullingwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malingwas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhlengwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahlengwi | 71 | 1 | / |
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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 Molengwa
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