Molchanov Surname

16,682nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Molchanov Surname User-submission:

Patronymic form of the name Molchan, meaning 'silent'.

Molchanov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia25,1071:5,740719
Ukraine4,9511:9,1951,102
Kazakhstan1,3711:12,8981,957
Belarus9871:9,6261,445
Uzbekistan1631:189,7497,356
Kyrgyzstan1391:42,9696,436
Israel1331:64,3438,058
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Turkmenistan931:59,0231,134
Canada371:995,82774,831
Georgia291:129,1579,830
Transnistria271:17,5813,214
Tajikistan251:335,4682,548
Azerbaijan181:536,06210,041
Moldova161:222,58620,292
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England51:11,143,612252,590
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Abkhazia21:121,4324,128
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Molchanov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Patronymic form of the name Molchan, meaning 'silent'.

- Junie

Molchanov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Molchanov (Georgian: მოლჩანოვი, Russian: Молчанов) is found most frequently in Russia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Molchanov? popularity and diffusion

The last name Molchanov is the 16,682nd most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 218,950 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Molchanov live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 75 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Molchanov is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 25,107 people, or 1 in 5,740. In Russia Molchanov is most frequent in: Moscow, where 8 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent are found and Orenburg Oblast, where 5 percent are found. Not including Russia this surname occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 15 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent are found.

Molchanov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Molchanov surname is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus, Orthodox (88%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Molchanov surname are 9.06% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 55.83% being registered with the political party.

The amount Molchanov earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 25.59% more than the national average, earning $54,191 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.7% less than the national average, earning $49,334 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Molchanov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Molchanov in the Georgian language
მოლჩანოვიmolchanovi-
Molchanov in the Russian language
Молчановmolcanov-

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