Molch Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Molch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1621:496,94742,561
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Mölch (15) are calculated separately.

Molch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Molch (Russian: Молч) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also appear in the variant forms: Mölch. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Molch? popularity and diffusion

Molch is the 1,257,535th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Molch are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Molch is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 496,947. In Germany Molch is most common in: Saxony, where 63 percent are found, Bavaria, where 11 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 7 percent are found and Norway, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mölch9315/
Motlch911/
Mollch911/
Molsch910/
Molc8922/
Moglich83147/
Melch80240/
Mulch80172/
Malch8088/
Molci8051/
Molcs803/
Moltc802/
Molcz802/
Molchova771/
Malsch731,721/
Malche731,696/
Mulche736/
Moltsh733/
Mahlch731/
Mollci731/
Moulce731/
Maulch730/
Maltch730/
Mulchs730/
Mols673,529/
Molz672,264/
Möglich67431/
Malc67389/
Maglich67215/
Moleshe67149/
Muglich6732/
Maltsch6729/
Molcová6719/
Molj6710/
Maalche674/
Molx672/
Moglicz672/
Mmoldzh671/
Malsche671/
Maltche671/
Moglish670/

Molch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Molch in the Russian language
Молчmolc-

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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 Molch
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