Molulela Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Molulela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Molulela Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1471:13,8273,053
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Molulela (151) may also be a first name.

Molulela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Molulela is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molulela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,447,279th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Molulela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 749,223rd most frequent first name in the world, held by 151 people.

This surname is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is held by 147 people, or 1 in 13,827. In Lesotho it is most common in: Mafeteng District, where 69 percent live, Maseru District, where 27 percent live and Berea District, where 2 percent live. Apart from Lesotho this last name exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malulela886/
Mululela881/
Malulelea821/
Malolela75772/
Malulele7513/
Malilela753/
Mulolela751/
Malulelo751/
Mululila751/
Mololele751/
Mahlolela713/
Maluleile712/
Malhilela711/
Mululuilia671/
Mulolele634/
Muhlolele591/
Mallilaila561/
Mahloelele561/
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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 Molulela
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