Moleta Surname

114,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,027 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Botswana

Moleta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moleta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,2621:80,22013,886
Brazil9161:233,7069,029
South Africa8481:63,8898,030
Botswana4411:4,959762
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
New Zealand701:64,6909,897
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Australia511:529,32739,816
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Zambia191:834,20628,447
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
India71:109,580,769786,157
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
England21:27,859,030389,889
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Moleta (189) may also be a first name.

Moleta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moleta occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moleta? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 114,765th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,809,671 people. The last name Moleta is predominantly found in Africa, where 34 percent of Moleta are found; 32 percent are found in Southern Africa and 32 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Moleta is also the 661,310th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 189 people.

The last name is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,262 people, or 1 in 80,220. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Western Visayas, where 33 percent live, Caraga, where 18 percent live and National Capital Region, where 16 percent live. Barring The Philippines this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 23 percent live and South Africa, where 21 percent live.

Moleta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Moleta has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Moleta last name expanded 3,720 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moleta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Moleta last name are 4.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.61% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Moleta earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.04% less than the national average, earning R 118,716 per year and in United States they earn 13.37% more than the national average, earning $48,919 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moletta921,613/
Molleta92146/
Moletoa9242/
Molesta9234/
Molieta9231/
Muoleta9221/
Mouleta9216/
Moletay923/
Moletha922/
Moleita921/
Moletai921/
Molletta86103/
Molletas8618/
Mmouleta862/
Moulgeta861/
Muleta8331,387/
Molete8312,707/
Maleta836,419/
Moleti831,018/
Molata83678/
Molota83402/
Meleta83314/
Molita83216/
Moleto8352/
Mollestad80211/
Moleithay806/
Moglietta802/
Molleti775,965/
Mulgeta774,675/
Maletta772,010/
Molette771,035/
Molesti77434/
Meletta77403/
Molitas77329/
Moletti77237/
Moletto77206/
Mulleta77199/
Maletha77184/
Malleta77156/
Molotai77142/
Molotha77116/
Muletta7780/
Molatta7766/
Maletaj7758/
Moileti7752/
Maleita7729/
Malesta7726/
Moletje7725/
Maletas7724/
Mollety7720/
Moulita7718/
Mollete7716/
Mahleta7714/
Molatha7712/
Malieta7711/
Molotay779/
Mollita778/
Molotta777/
Molitau776/
Moletes776/
Meletea775/
Molethi774/
Malheta774/
Malaeta774/
Mmoleti773/
Mooleti773/
Maletay773/
Muleeta773/
Mulieta773/
Molesto773/
Molitta772/
Moliota772/
Molethe772/
Maletoa772/
Mouleti772/
Moleate772/
Maleuta771/
Malgeta771/
Meleita771/
Mguleta771/
Motleti771/
Moleete771/
Moleiti771/
Molgeti771/
Moleste771/
Moleite771/
Molgita771/
Muletha771/
Meleuta771/
Moulete771/
Mohlata771/
Moelete771/
Moletee771/
Moletie771/
Molhata771/
Mollata771/
Maletah771/
Molitoa770/
Moleter770/
Mollette71742/
Malietoa71380/
Molletti7173/
Moylette7169/
Moulette7164/
Maleitas7159/
Molethiy7133/
Malletta7123/
Molested717/
Molester715/
Malietha715/
Malhetha715/
Moolleti714/
Molleati714/
Mouliota714/
Moletich713/
Mulletta713/
Mooleste712/
Maleitha711/
Meleetta711/
Moolesti711/
Mooletie711/
Mooslety711/
Moulatha711/
Moilette711/
Molettee711/
Mollatta711/
Molleeti711/
Mollethi711/
Molletyi711/
Moelleti711/
Maleshta711/
Maleteau711/
Moulatay711/
Mullieta711/
Muulgeta711/
Mohlatha711/
Molleter710/
Moloto6729,507/
Malata6721,471/
Malete6711,525/
Malita679,429/
Melita676,331/
Malota674,700/
Maleto671,711/
Molito671,660/
Maglietta67476/
Mulete67428/
Maleti67380/
Muleti67328/
Mulita67266/
Meleto67201/
Melata67108/
Moliti67107/
Moulettes6793/
Molite6756/
Moullette6736/
Melota6723/
Muleto6723/
Molyte6713/
Małota6712/
Molity6710/
Malety679/
Malyta679/
Maglieita673/
Maletá672/
Maléta672/
Mooleetet672/
Malethaya671/
Moulaytaj671/
Molyté671/
Málita671/
Maletj671/
Molehethi671/
Maleteaux671/
Mosletter670/
Mohlistad670/
Molliette670/
Moulettte670/

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Footnotes

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