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 surname Moleofe occurs more in Botswana more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moleofe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,202,518th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Moleofe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most widespread forename internationally, borne by 21 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Botswana, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 14,677. Without taking into account Botswana this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs 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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