Molete Surname

41,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,707 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Molete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa11,0471:4,904624
Lesotho1,2031:1,690174
Botswana2921:7,4891,316
Romania1021:196,84219,741
England261:2,143,00282,017
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Congo51:997,81917,129
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Molete (1,194) may also be a first name.

Molete Last Name Facts

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

Molete is found most frequently in South Africa. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molete? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 41,160th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 573,506 people. The surname Molete is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Molete are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Molete is also the 229,358th most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 1,194 people.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 11,047 people, or 1 in 4,904. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Free State, where 32 percent reside, North West, where 30 percent reside and Gauteng, where 27 percent reside. Other than South Africa Molete exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 9 percent reside and Botswana, where 2 percent reside.

Molete Last Name Statistics demography

Molete earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.4% less than the national average, earning R 158,268 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molette921,035/
Moletje9225/
Mollete9216/
Moletes926/
Molethe922/
Moleate922/
Moleete921/
Moleste921/
Moleite921/
Moulete921/
Moelete921/
Moletee921/
Moletie921/
Moleter920/
Molet911,951/
Mollette86742/
Moylette8669/
Moulette8664/
Molested867/
Molester865/
Mollaete863/
Mooleste862/
Mooletie861/
Moilette861/
Molettee861/
Moloette861/
Molleter860/
Malete8311,525/
Mollet837,353/
Moleta834,027/
Molate831,918/
Moulet831,770/
Moleti831,018/
Molett83444/
Mulete83428/
Molote83384/
Melete83210/
Moslet83145/
Molite8356/
Moletz8341/
Moliet8334/
Molyte8313/
Molets839/
Moleth834/
Moilet833/
Moylet832/
Motlet832/
Moolet831/
Moulettes8093/
Moullette8036/
Mooleetet802/
Mosletter800/
Molliette800/
Moulettte800/
Molleti775,965/
Malette773,124/
Mollett772,364/
Moletta771,613/
Moullet771,129/
Mallete77736/
Molesti77434/
Maalete77321/
Molliet77277/
Moletti77237/
Moylett77149/
Molleta77146/
Melette77138/
Mulette7787/
Moliter7773/
Moillet7771/
Mosleth7762/
Malaete7753/
Moileti7752/
Moletoa7742/
Mouliet7741/
Maletie7731/
Molieta7731/
Meleteh7725/
Muoleta7721/
Mollety7720/
Molotte7718/
Moulite7716/
Mouleta7716/
Maletje7715/
Maleter7714/
Maulete7712/
Mollate7712/
Maleate7711/
Malethe779/
Mullete777/
Moslett777/
Maliete776/
Maleete776/
Mollite775/
Molatte775/
Meletea775/
Molethi774/
Moulett774/
Moliate774/
Mahlete774/
Maletei774/
Mmoleti773/
Mooleti773/
Moletay773/
Malhete773/
Mollote772/
Moletha772/
Maleste772/
Mholate772/
Muleete772/
Mouleti772/
Meletie772/
Maletez771/
Moolett771/
Mosleyt771/
Motleti771/
Moilett771/
Moleiti771/
Molgeti771/
Molhite771/
Molleit771/
Moulets771/
Moleita771/
Moletai771/
Muletei771/
Mulethe771/
Meliete771/
Maletes771/
Mhelete771/
Meletey771/
Moloeti771/
Mooleat771/
Mollets770/
Muleter770/
Malet739,979/
Molit731,076/
Moled7329/
Molyt731/
Mallette717,544/
Mullette71158/
Moilliet71156/
Moulliet71146/
Molletta71103/
Molletti7173/
Malester7138/
Molethiy7133/
Mollotte7122/
Malhethe7113/
Maulette719/
Malletie718/
Malietie718/
Moolleti714/
Molleati714/
Muliette714/
Moletich713/
Maleateh713/
Malleter713/
Molister712/
Molliter712/
Mollatte712/
Mmouleta712/
Mahalete712/
Moylotte711/
Mauleate711/
Malletee711/
Maletest711/
Moolesti711/
Mooslety711/
Moullett711/
Moillite711/
Moletova711/
Molleeti711/
Mollethi711/
Molletyi711/
Moelleti711/
Malechte711/
Moulyate711/
Mosillet711/
Moletová711/
Meleșteu711/
Mohylets711/
Maleetes711/
Moyllett710/
Malate6758,770/
Mallet6735,926/
Muleta6731,387/
Mahlet678,442/
Maleta676,419/
Malets674,955/
Molist67899/
Maulet67494/
Malite67463/
Malote67421/
Maleti67380/
Muleti67328/
Maslet67320/
Molita67216/
Malett67204/
Malget67196/
Maliet67153/
Melite67138/
Mulite67112/
Moliti67107/
Meulet6795/
Melote6759/
Maleth6754/
Mouled6749/
Maleed6747/
Moloti6746/
Magliette6733/
Mugliette6733/
Melate6732/
Malliette6715/
Malest6713/
Maleat6713/
Malhet6710/
Molity6710/
Malety679/
Mollit677/
Matlet676/
Motlit676/
Moleithay676/
Mollyt676/
Moutillet675/
Molecz675/
Moulit674/
Molled673/
Molytė673/
Moulliett672/
Maleyt672/
Motled672/
Moiled672/
Maletá672/
Molith671/
Mosled671/
Mulliette671/
Molait671/
Molied671/
Hmalet671/
Maalet671/
Maleit671/
Moilyt671/
Molyté671/
Mulyte671/
Mulehethe671/
Mooled671/
Maletj671/
Molehethi671/
Maleet671/
Moyllitte670/
Masletter670/
Moilloite670/

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Footnotes

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