Monelwa Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

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

Monelwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Monelwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Monelwa (358) may also be a first name.

Monelwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Monelwa is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Monelwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Monelwa live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 460,276th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 358 people.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 2,579,891. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Free State, where 52 percent reside, Western Cape, where 24 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 10 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 5 percent reside.

Monelwa Last Name Statistics demography

Monelwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.1% less than the national average, earning R 61,548 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Monnelwa9335/
Moneelwa932/
Mmonelwa931/
Manelwa861/
Menelwa861/
Mongilwa801/
Mhanelwa801/
Muhnelwa801/
Monlua771/
Mahanelwa756/
Manhlwa7115/
Manlewa715/
Munilwa714/
Manilwa712/
Monylua711/
Mganilwa6713/
Monyolwe675/
Monlevad672/
Manilwad671/
Monluo62102/
Monlui6261/
Monlue626/
Manlwy621/
Monluis578/
Munliua571/
Munluah571/
Manilbau5317/
Monlevis537/
Manillua536/
Manilbay531/
Mannelluo501/
Manellvie501/
Mungiliua501/

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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 Monelwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis