Molesi Surname

391,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 905 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Molesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7841:21,8363,343
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
American Samoa111:5,0691,123
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
India81:95,883,173728,828
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Molesi (533) may also be a first name.

Molesi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Molesi (Hindi: मोलेसि) is found most in Malawi. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Molesi? popularity and diffusion

Molesi is the 391,109th most numerous surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,052,537 people. Molesi is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Molesi reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Molesi is also the 365,345th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 533 people.

This surname is most widespread in Malawi, where it is borne by 784 people, or 1 in 21,836. Barring Malawi it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.

Molesi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Molesi last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Molesi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.83% less than the national average, earning R 109,716 per year and in United States they earn 69.04% more than the national average, earning $72,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molesih926/
Moolesi921/
Mmolesi921/
Mojlesi921/
Molesit921/
Moleasi921/
Mollesi921/
Mogliesi863/
Malesi832,932/
Molisi83351/
Molese83234/
Molesy8323/
Moleci835/
Molezi833/
Molegi832/
Moleji831/
Moloisi771,322/
Malesci77248/
Malesis77135/
Mallesi77121/
Molezzi77119/
Mollisi77100/
Mollese7782/
Moletji7765/
Mohleji7726/
Moilegi7722/
Moylegi7714/
Mohlisi7712/
Molisie7711/
Malesić7711/
Malesai775/
Maleesi774/
Mollysi774/
Molegie772/
Malesie771/
Moledji771/
Molises771/
Moslegi771/
Malesih771/
Motlese771/
Moluisi771/
Molaisi771/
Maleisi771/
Maleasi771/
Motlegi771/
Moilisi771/
Moleise771/
Malesich71327/
Moloisie7115/
Moitlisi7110/
Maleasih719/
Moleeses712/
Moullisi711/
Mahalesi711/
Malesits711/
Mohletji711/
Moleseed710/
Molise6712,056/
Malisi672,188/
Malegi671,536/
Malese67778/
Malezi67619/
Maleji67473/
Molige67241/
Moleje67196/
Maleci67174/
Moligi67149/
Molice67133/
Molizi6779/
Moleza6776/
Malesy6763/
Mallesich6759/
Molege6735/
Moliza6727/
Mallesitz6711/
Molije675/
Molyse675/
Mallesits673/
Malexi671/
Maljsi671/
Molici671/
Molize671/
Moliji671/
Moleze671/

Molesi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Molesi in the Hindi language
मोलेसिmolesi-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Molesi
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