Molay Surname
Approximately 1,184 people bear this surname
Molay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 581 | 1:127,159 | 13,690 |
| United States | 171 | 1:2,119,643 | 134,411 |
| Philippines | 96 | 1:1,054,565 | 88,381 |
| Liberia | 78 | 1:56,520 | 4,977 |
| India | 76 | 1:10,092,966 | 194,472 |
| France | 69 | 1:962,648 | 108,938 |
| Turkey | 51 | 1:1,525,910 | 59,107 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
Molay (4,652) may also be a first name.
Molay Demographics
Molay Political Affiliation
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Molay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Molay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Molay (Bengali: মলয়, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻼﻱ, Hindi: मोलय, Marathi: मोलय, Russian: Молай) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Molay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 316,633rd most commonly held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 6,155,022 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Molay are found; 49 percent are found in Central Africa and 49 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 100,525th most widely held forename on earth It is held by 4,652 people.
This surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 581 people, or 1 in 127,159. Without taking into account The DR Congo Molay is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and The Philippines, where 8 percent live.
Molay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Molay has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 633 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Molay Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Molay surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.
Molay earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.38% more than the national average, earning $48,924 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Molay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Molay in the Bengali language | ||
| মলয় | malaya | - |
| Molay in the Hindi language | ||
| मोलय | molaya | 50 |
| मोलया | molaya | 50 |
| Molay in the Marathi language | ||
| मोलय | molaya | 50 |
| मोलाय | molaya | 40.91 |
| मॉलाय | molaya | 4.55 |
| मोलई | mola'i | 4.55 |
| Molay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻼﻱ | mlay | 48.15 |
| ﻣﻮﻻﻱ | mwlay | 44.44 |
| ﻣﻼﻯ | mlay | 3.7 |
| ﻣﻮﻻﻯ | mwlay | 3.7 |
| Molay in the Russian language | ||
| Молай | molaj | - |
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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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- 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 Molay
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