Molosi Surname
Approximately 2,920 people bear this surname
Molosi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,914 | 1:28,306 | 3,646 |
| Malawi | 627 | 1:27,303 | 4,104 |
| Botswana | 276 | 1:7,924 | 1,393 |
| Zimbabwe | 65 | 1:237,511 | 26,018 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Molosi (278) may also be a first name.
Molosi Demographics
Average Molosi Salary in
South Africa
R 142,092
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Molosi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Molosi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Molosi is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Molosi.
How Common Is The Last Name Molosi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 150,920th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,495,735 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Molosi are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 532,586th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 278 people.
The last name Molosi is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,914 people, or 1 in 28,306. In South Africa Molosi is most prevalent in: North West, where 26 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 24 percent live and Free State, where 15 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 21 percent live and Botswana, where 9 percent live.
Molosi Last Name Statistics demography
Molosi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.21% less than the national average, earning R 142,092 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
- 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 Molosi
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