Molisana Surname

470,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Molisana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molisana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho4941:4,114791
South Africa2011:269,54126,840
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Molisana (336) may also be a first name.

Molisana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Molisana is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Molisana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Molisana is the 470,273rd most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 10,206,647 people. Molisana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Molisana are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Molisana is also the 477,199th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 336 people.

Molisana is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 494 people, or 1 in 4,114. In Lesotho Molisana is primarily found in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 24 percent reside, Maseru District, where 21 percent reside and Leribe District, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 28 percent reside and Italy, where 2 percent reside.

Molisana Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Molisana earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 20.84% more than the national average, earning R 287,172 per year and in United States they earn 41.58% less than the national average, earning $25,208 USD per year.

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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 Molisana
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