Molosiwa Surname

129,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Molosiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molosiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana1,9141:1,14365
South Africa1,5571:34,7964,458
England71:7,959,723202,100
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Molosiwa (414) may also be a first name.

Molosiwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Molosiwa is carried by more people in Botswana than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molosiwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 129,773rd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,088,721 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Molosiwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 422,632nd most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 414 people.

The last name Molosiwa is most numerous in Botswana, where it is borne by 1,914 people, or 1 in 1,143. Outside of Botswana Molosiwa occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 45 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Molosiwa Last Name Statistics demography

Molosiwa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.69% less than the national average, earning R 176,592 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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  • 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 Molosiwa
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