Moloto Surname

18,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,507 people bear this surname

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

Moloto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moloto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa29,1281:1,860230
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Botswana661:33,1356,513
England481:1,160,79354,689
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Benin191:543,97934,804
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Moloto (1,536) may also be a first name.

Moloto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moloto (Russian: Молото) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moloto? popularity and diffusion

The last name Moloto is the 18,680th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 246,977 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Moloto reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 197,908th most common forename in the world, borne by 1,536 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 29,128 people, or 1 in 1,860. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 48 percent are found, Gauteng, where 31 percent are found and North West, where 8 percent are found. Besides South Africa it exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Botswana, where 0 percent are found.

Moloto Last Name Statistics demography

Moloto earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.33% less than the national average, earning R 172,692 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molotoo9288/
Molotto9243/
Molotho9217/
Molotoa928/
Molyoto927/
Molioto924/
Molloto921/
Mouloto921/
Molotuoa861/
Molato836,586/
Maloto832,732/
Molota83402/
Muloto83270/
Meloto83239/
Moluto83132/
Moleto8352/
Moullotos8042/
Molochtou806/
Molochtos804/
Melotto771,957/
Mulyoto77892/
Moletto77206/
Moulato77205/
Malosto77135/
Molotha77116/
Mulotto7770/
Mulioto7714/
Molatto7711/
Mulotho779/
Malotto777/
Molotta777/
Molouta773/
Melioto773/
Molatoa772/
Moliota772/
Malotho772/
Malotoj771/
Molatod771/
Moliato771/
Molatou771/
Malyoto771/
Malioto771/
Malgoto771/
Molasto771/
Maliotou7140/
Mallotto719/
Mallosto716/
Maaluoto715/
Mouliota714/
Moloshta714/
Moulatou711/
Moulotas711/
Maliotoy711/
Meliotou711/
Moulouta711/
Malotouh711/
Mulato6715,208/
Malota674,700/
Moleta674,027/
Malato672,752/
Maleto671,711/
Mulota671,410/
Maluto671,121/
Molata67678/
Moluta67388/
Meleto67201/
Magliotto6788/
Muluto6740/
Melota6723/
Mouliotas674/
Mogliatto672/
Mouliatos672/
Mallothoo671/
Malliotou671/
Màlato671/

Moloto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moloto in the Russian language
Молотоmoloto-

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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 Moloto
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