Molomo Surname

78,997th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Molomo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molomo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,8151:11,2521,398
Lesotho7561:2,689407
Botswana3201:6,8341,161
Nigeria2041:868,34737,996
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
England101:5,571,806158,774
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Molomo (450) may also be a first name.

Molomo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Molomo is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molomo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 78,997th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,179,215 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Molomo reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 403,380th most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 450 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 4,815 people, or 1 in 11,252. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 42 percent live, Gauteng, where 40 percent live and North West, where 10 percent live. Apart from South Africa Molomo occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 12 percent live and Botswana, where 5 percent live.

Molomo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Molomo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 37.07% less than the national average, earning R 149,544 per year and in United States they earn 72.79% more than the national average, earning $74,556 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molomou92238/
Mohlomo92129/
Moulomo9264/
Mollomo9235/
Moilomo9224/
Molomot9215/
Molomoo929/
Mmolomo924/
Molomoy922/
Molomgo921/
Molhomo921/
Motlomo921/
Moolomo921/
Moliomo921/
Moloumou86273/
Mollomou861/
Malomo835,100/
Molumo831,026/
Moloma83853/
Molamo83804/
Mulomo83750/
Molemo83546/
Melomo8385/
Mouloumou8024/
Malomou773,484/
Molomat77242/
Molamou7784/
Malomgo7765/
Mallomo7750/
Mulyomo7726/
Mouloma7711/
Molemou778/
Mahlomo777/
Mooloma776/
Malomoi774/
Molumoh773/
Maalomo772/
Molemoi772/
Molumoy771/
Maliomo771/
Matlomo771/
Muliomo771/
Mulomgo771/
Molumoo771/
Molouma771/
Maloomo771/
Malomoh771/
Malomoo771/
Mollamo771/
Mohloma771/
Moitlamo7122/
Moulouma7116/
Mollamoh713/
Moulamou711/
Molammod711/
Maliomuo711/
Mohlouma711/
Molema677,406/
Maloma676,007/
Molama671,210/
Muloma67658/
Moluma67431/
Meloma6723/
Malomohyi671/
Motlhoima671/
Mouslouma671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Molomo
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