Molikoane Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Molikoane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Molikoane Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho861:23,6344,787
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Molikoane (24) may also be a first name.

Molikoane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Molikoane is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molikoane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,007,164th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name Molikoane is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Molikoane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Molikoane is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name on earth, held by 24 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 23,634. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Butha-Buthe District, where 57 percent live, Leribe District, where 22 percent live and Mohale's Hoek District, where 15 percent live. Excluding Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moilikoane951/
Molekoane8935/
Malikoane8911/
Melikoane891/
Molukoane891/
Molhekoane841/
Mohlekoane841/
Malekoane781/
Mahlukoane743/
Mohlekoana742/

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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
  • 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 Molikoane
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