Molewa Surname

105,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Molewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,3671:12,4061,539
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Wales41:773,63329,106
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Molewa (108) may also be a first name.

Molewa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Molewa is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Molewa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 105,980th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,650,633 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Molewa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 904,892nd most common first name throughout the world, borne by 108 people.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 4,367 people, or 1 in 12,406. In South Africa Molewa is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 62 percent reside, Gauteng, where 26 percent reside and North West, where 6 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside and Wales, where 0 percent reside.

Molewa Last Name Statistics demography

Molewa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.5% less than the national average, earning R 143,772 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molejwa9217/
Moslewa928/
Molewat924/
Moleway921/
Moleiwa921/
Moleuwa921/
Mollaewa869/
Moleshwa861/
Moles'wa861/
Moleewat861/
Mulewa836,692/
Malewa834,427/
Moleva832,539/
Molawa831,907/
Moleba83518/
Molewe83250/
Moliwa83206/
Melewa8368/
Molewo834/
Mmolawa774,100/
Mallewa77287/
Molaiwa77285/
Molaeva77116/
Moloeva77108/
Molojwa7771/
Muilewa7741/
Molewoi7738/
Maleawa7732/
Mmalewa7732/
Mulehwa7729/
Moloway7727/
Moloiwa7723/
Moleeva7715/
Malewad7712/
Mullewa7711/
Maliewa7711/
Meleuwa7711/
Muleiwa779/
Mohlawa779/
Molawea778/
Moliwat778/
Melewai778/
Muleswa776/
Motleva775/
Molieva773/
Mouleba773/
Malejwa773/
Mahlewa773/
Maleewa772/
Mosleva772/
Malewai772/
Moiliwa772/
Malehwa771/
Maleway771/
Mulewad771/
Malaewa771/
Moleawe771/
Molevas771/
Muleewa771/
'Molawa771/
Mohlowa771/
Molejwe771/
Mollawa771/
Malewat771/
Moolaway713,854/
Mollaeva71827/
Mohyleva71349/
Maleewat7173/
Mohloiwa7165/
Molyaeva7122/
Mmolaiwa7121/
Mallewai7111/
Mohlajwa7111/
Moglieva717/
Maleewad714/
Moilaeva712/
Moleavay711/
Molewich711/
Molloeva711/
Molishwa711/
Molhajwa711/
Molloway711/
Mohlaiwa711/
Moolawah711/
Muleba6711,738/
Maliwa679,815/
Maleba672,878/
Malawa672,019/
Maleva671,999/
Malewo671,342/
Muliwa67807/
Molebo67780/
Muleva67475/
Molebe67463/
Moliba67400/
Motlhajwa67342/
Molebi67200/
Moliva67192/
Meleva67143/
Mulewe67125/
Molyva67112/
Molibe6796/
Malewe6743/
Molawo6725/
Melawa6720/
Molive6718/
Molava6714/
Motlhaywa6714/
Meliwa676/
Moleve676/
Moliwe675/
Molowo674/
Molavo674/
Motlhojwa673/
Moleshwer672/
Malewi672/
Mothlajwa672/
Mulewi672/
Maleewach672/
Mouleiwih671/
Molliweau671/
Molyweaux671/
Mulewo671/
Melewo671/
Malywa671/
Mollhoiwa671/
Mohyleeva671/
Mollewood670/
Moleby670/
Mulewy670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Molewa
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