Molwane Surname

739,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Molwane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2201:246,26225,099
Botswana1431:15,2932,975
India261:29,502,515369,827
England11:55,718,059489,080

Molwane (49) may also be a first name.

Molwane Last Name Facts

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

Molwane (Marathi: मोळवणे) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molwane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 739,868th most widely held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 18,686,015 people. The last name Molwane occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Molwane reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Molwane is also the 1,430,306th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 49 people.

It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 220 people, or 1 in 246,262. In South Africa Molwane is most prevalent in: North West, where 68 percent are found, Gauteng, where 29 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 37 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.

Molwane Last Name Statistics demography

Molwane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.29% less than the national average, earning R 125,268 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Molwane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Molwane in the Marathi language
मोळवणेmolavane71.43
मोलवणेmolavane28.57

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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 Molwane
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