Molwedi Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

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

Molwedi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molwedi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708

Molwedi (12) may also be a first name.

Molwedi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Molwedi is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molwedi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,602,217th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Molwedi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Molwedi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Molwedi is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 12 people.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 1,805,923. In South Africa Molwedi is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 93 percent reside and Free State, where 7 percent reside.

Molwedi Last Name Statistics demography

Molwedi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.43% less than the national average, earning R 108,288 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molwadi8677/
Mollweide7526/
Malwadi7166/
Maluedi7127/
Molwade716/
Moulwida6725/
Malwadai671/
Mallweda671/
Malveddi671/
Moulouede631/
Malveda572,334/
Malwade57478/
Molvade5760/
Malvadi5713/
Mulwida579/
Mulvidi573/
Malvede572/
Malueda571/
Malveder5334/
Malwadde5322/
Mhalwade538/
Maluhadi534/
Malbedey531/
Malvaddi531/

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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
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  • 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 Molwedi
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