Molotja Surname

552,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Molotja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molotja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5761:94,05911,495
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Molotja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Molotja is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Molotja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molotja? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 552,857th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 12,630,062 people. The last name Molotja is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Molotja live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 576 people, or 1 in 94,059. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Mpumalanga, where 31 percent reside, Gauteng, where 26 percent reside and Limpopo, where 25 percent reside. Beside South Africa Molotja exists in one country. It is also found in Wales, where 0 percent reside.

Molotja Last Name Statistics demography

Molotja earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.39% less than the national average, earning R 132,156 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 Molotja
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