Molwantoa Surname

851,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 321 people bear this surname

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

Molwantoa Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'one who is a fighter', 'one who is a warrior'. Their family totem is a lion.

Molwantoa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3201:169,30518,832
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Molwantoa (46) may also be a first name.

Molwantoa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'one who is a fighter', 'one who is a warrior'. Their family totem is a lion.

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Molwantoa Last Name Facts

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

Molwantoa is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Molwantoa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 851,613th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 22,702,635 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Molwantoa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 46 people.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 320 people, or 1 in 169,305. In South Africa Molwantoa is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 40 percent reside, North West, where 31 percent reside and Limpopo, where 17 percent reside. Other than South Africa this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Molwantoa Last Name Statistics demography

Molwantoa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.48% less than the national average, earning R 120,060 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molwanta946/
Molwantha893/
Mulwanto8241/
Malwanto822/
Mulwanti7132/
Molbanti7115/
Malvanta711/
Malbanti594/
Malvanti594/
Mulbanti593/
Mulwamti591/
Mullbanti5674/
Maulbanti563/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Molwantoa
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