Molobolo Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Molobolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molobolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia671:236,56614,543
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248

Molobolo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Molobolo is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Molobolo? popularity and diffusion

Molobolo is the 2,203,767th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname Molobolo is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Molobolo live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 236,566. In Zambia Molobolo is most frequent in: Central Province, where 63 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 37 percent reside. Other than Zambia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molobolou941/
Malobolo8821/
Molowolo8813/
Molobelo8810/
Mulobolo888/
Molobola883/
Molovolo881/
Mohlobola8236/
Motlabolo821/
Molobela755,271/
Malobola752,216/
Molabola75687/
Molebalo75149/
Mulobola7527/
Molobala7525/
Molebola755/
Malebolo752/
Malabolo752/
Molebelo751/
Malobalo751/
Moolobela7124/
Mholobela712/
Moloobela712/
Mmalobelo711/
Mohlabola711/
Malosbalos6733/

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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 Molobolo
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