Molchan Surname

83,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Molchan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molchan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2,1231:67,8878,803
Belarus1,5051:6,313876
Ukraine1,0161:44,8066,494
United States7971:454,77938,889
Transnistria2221:2,138285
Kazakhstan361:491,18036,296
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
England31:18,572,686338,250
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
France11:66,422,722504,397
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Molchan (14) may also be a first name.

Molchan Last Name Facts

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

Molchan (Georgian: მოლჩან, Russian: Молчан) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Molchan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 83,062nd most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,250,437 people. The last name Molchan occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Molchan reside; 63 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 63 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name Molchan is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 2,123 people, or 1 in 67,887. In Russia Molchan is mostly concentrated in: Primorsky Krai, where 28 percent are found, Altai Krai, where 19 percent are found and Yaroslavl Oblast, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Russia it occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 26 percent are found and Ukraine, where 17 percent are found.

Molchan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (94%) in Belarus and Orthodox (74%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Molchan surname are 4.51% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 51.28% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Molchan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.82% more than the national average, earning $50,838 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.33% less than the national average, earning $42,066 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Molchan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Molchan in the Georgian language
მოლჩანmolchan-
Molchan in the Russian language
Молчанmolcan-

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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
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