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

Moletsane occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moletsane? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 30,478th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 415,980 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Moletsane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Moletsane is also the 185,222nd most common first name internationally. It is borne by 1,718 people.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 13,583 people, or 1 in 3,989. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Free State, where 30 percent reside, Gauteng, where 29 percent reside and North West, where 20 percent reside. Beside South Africa it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 20 percent reside and Botswana, where 2 percent reside.

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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Footnotes

  • 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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  • 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 Moletsane
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