Molano Surname
Approximately 36,572 people bear this surname
Molano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 25,665 | 1:1,861 | 367 |
| Spain | 3,211 | 1:14,560 | 1,670 |
| Philippines | 2,147 | 1:47,153 | 7,629 |
| United States | 1,892 | 1:191,574 | 18,963 |
| Mexico | 1,728 | 1:71,832 | 3,175 |
| Dominican Republic | 478 | 1:21,826 | 1,422 |
| Venezuela | 367 | 1:82,300 | 3,268 |
| Ecuador | 311 | 1:51,144 | 4,775 |
| Peru | 209 | 1:152,077 | 8,017 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Brazil | 58 | 1:3,690,937 | 102,732 |
| Canada | 51 | 1:722,463 | 57,796 |
| Panama | 50 | 1:78,245 | 3,248 |
| Puerto Rico | 36 | 1:98,615 | 1,585 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 1:3,673,589 | 193,360 |
| Argentina | 32 | 1:1,335,732 | 76,713 |
| Costa Rica | 22 | 1:217,276 | 2,674 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Cuba | 13 | 1:886,363 | 6,304 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Molaño (2) & Molàno (1) are calculated separately.
Molano (38) may also be a first name.
Molano Demographics
Average Molano Salary in
United States
$42,520 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Molano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Molano Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Molano occurs more in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Molaño or Molàno. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Molano? popularity and diffusion
The surname Molano is the 15,227th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 199,266 people. The surname Molano is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Molano reside; 73 percent reside in South America and 71 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Molano is also the 1,662,754th most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 38 people.
The surname Molano is most common in Colombia, where it is borne by 25,665 people, or 1 in 1,861. In Colombia it is most numerous in: Capital District, where 36 percent reside, Cundinamarca Department, where 9 percent reside and Boyacá Department, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Colombia this last name exists in 55 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 9 percent reside and The Philippines, where 6 percent reside.
Molano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Molano has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Molano last name expanded 63,067 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Molano Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Molano surname are 1.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.98% being registered with the party.
The amount Molano earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 8.97% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,647 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.22% more than the national average, earning $26,612,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.46% less than the national average, earning $42,520 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.36% less than the national average, earning $49,009 CAD per year.
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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 Molano
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