Moletsane Surname

30,478th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Moletsane Surname User-submission:

The Moletsane surname means a 'small brook' or 'stream of water'.

Moletsane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa13,5831:3,989522
Lesotho3,4931:58223
Botswana3921:5,579880
England231:2,422,52489,093
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Iceland31:126,6975,403
China21:683,660,78330,601
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Barbados11:287,4482,772
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Moletsane (1,718) may also be a first name.

Moletsane Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Moletsane surname means a 'small brook' or 'stream of water'.

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Moletsane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moletsane is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moletsane? popularity and diffusion

Moletsane is the 30,478th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 415,980 people. Moletsane is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Moletsane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Moletsane is also the 185,222nd most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 1,718 people.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 13,583 people, or 1 in 3,989. In South Africa Moletsane is mostly found in: Free State, where 30 percent are found, Gauteng, where 29 percent are found and North West, where 20 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 20 percent are found and Botswana, where 2 percent are found.

Moletsane Last Name Statistics demography

Moletsane earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.45% less than the national average, earning R 158,148 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moeletsane95444/
Moletshane959/
Moletsanej951/
Mholetsane951/
Moloetsane951/
Moletsanie951/
Moletssane951/
Molesane948/
Molotsane891,687/
Molatsane8930/
Moletsana8926/
Moleshane8920/
Molitsane8916/
Moletsani899/
Maletsane899/
Moletjane893/
Mohlesane891/
Moletsang891/
Molhesane891/
Molesan8819/
Mohlotsane84675/
Mohlatsane84576/
Mmolotsane84187/
Moolotsane8416/
'Moletsana8410/
Maletshane844/
Maleetsane841/
Maeletsane841/
Molatshane841/
Mmeletsane841/
Moloitsane841/
Moletshani841/
Molisane8241/
Moletson824/
Malesane823/
Molesani822/
Molesana821/
Mohlotshane804/
Mohlatshane801/
Moloisane783,065/
Maleshane78713/
Malitsane78140/
Maletjane7858/
Molessani7820/
Malotsane7814/
Molitjane788/
Malatsane784/
Mahlesane784/
Maletsana783/
Maletsang781/
Molaisane781/
Maletsanc781/
Maleisane781/
Molitsani781/
Molissane781/
Malesan75242/
Moleson758/
Molisan752/
Molezan751/
Mahlatsane74560/
Matleesane744/
Mahlotsane742/
Moloisanee741/
Matleisane741/
Maletshani741/
Malatshane741/
Malotshane741/
Malitshane741/
Mohlotsani741/
Moiloisane741/
Moloisaine741/
Molhechane741/
Molisana71714/
Molleson71484/
Molechan71121/
Molisang7155/
Malessan7132/
Molizane7121/
Malisane7113/
Mallesan714/
Motleson713/
Maletson711/
Molesong711/
Molesion711/
Malezane711/
Malecane711/
Muoleson710/
Mahlatshane706/
Mahletshana701/
Maloisane671,693/
Malitjane67137/
Moulesong6755/
Moloisana6730/
Molissani6723/
Maleshana6715/
Moloisang679/
Moollisan675/
Molechand673/
Mahlezane672/
Malaisane672/
Maleesang672/
Mahlesani671/
Mallesani671/
Malleshan671/
Mulitsani671/
Malishane671/
Malazeane671/
Malitsana671/
Moulazane671/
Molisaint671/
Molisanni671/
Maleeshan671/
Maleshone671/
Moloisani671/
Mottleson670/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moletsane
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