Molwele Surname

554,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Molwele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molwele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4981:108,79113,104
Botswana771:28,4025,684

Molwele (30) may also be a first name.

Molwele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Molwele is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Molwele.

How Common Is The Last Name Molwele? popularity and diffusion

The surname Molwele is the 554,308th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 12,673,993 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Molwele reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 30 people.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 498 people, or 1 in 108,791. In South Africa Molwele is most numerous in: North West, where 36 percent are found, Gauteng, where 35 percent are found and Limpopo, where 13 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Botswana, where 13 percent are found.

Molwele Last Name Statistics demography

Molwele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.13% less than the national average, earning R 113,760 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malwele86199/
Molwela86145/
Mulwele8628/
Molwale8610/
Mahlwele80732/
Matlwele801/
Malwel770/
Mahlwaele759/
Mathlwele758/
Malwela71523/
Malwale71327/
Mulwela71181/
Mulwile7172/
Maluele7162/
Muluele714/
Mulweli711/
Molbeli711/
Malwile711/
Malwell710/
Malouele674/
Malhweel671/
Mulwaile671/
Mahluele671/
Molville670/
Melviele670/
Mulwhile670/

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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 Molwele
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