Molongwa Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Molongwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molongwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa671:808,62254,680
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Molongwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Molongwa occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molongwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,806,862nd most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Molongwa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Molongwa is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 808,622. In South Africa it is most common in: North West, where 79 percent live and Gauteng, where 21 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent live and Botswana, where 16 percent live.

Molongwa Last Name Statistics demography

Molongwa earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 0.6% less than the national average, earning R 236,220 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 Molongwa
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