Moleofe Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Moleofe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moleofe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana1491:14,6772,860
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933

Moleofe (21) may also be a first name.

Moleofe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moleofe is carried by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Moleofe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moleofe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Moleofe is the 1,202,518th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. The last name Moleofe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Moleofe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 21 people.

The surname Moleofe is most commonly used in Botswana, where it is borne by 149 people, or 1 in 14,677. Aside from Botswana this last name exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 24 percent reside.

Moleofe Last Name Statistics demography

Moleofe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.98% less than the national average, earning R 137,868 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moleofhe9322/
Moleofi86529/
Mouleova672/
Melehove671/
Malehophe631/
Moljow622/
Maleov621/
Malehov573/
Malieov571/
Maaleaf571/
Malehow570/
Malehova538/

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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 Moleofe
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