Moldavan Surname

572,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 550 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Moldavan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moldavan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3431:132,71918,707
Russia1581:912,17172,266
Moldova191:187,44018,150
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Moldavan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moldavan (Russian: Молдаван) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moldavan? popularity and diffusion

Moldavan is the 572,911th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 13,250,083 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Moldavan reside; 84 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 79 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Moldavan is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 343 people, or 1 in 132,719. In Ukraine Moldavan is mostly concentrated in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 16 percent live, Donetsk Oblast, where 13 percent live and Zakarpattia Oblast, where 12 percent live. Outside of Ukraine Moldavan occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 29 percent live and Moldova, where 3 percent live.

Moldavan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Moldavan are 12.05% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 58.82% being registered to vote for the party.

Moldavan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Moldavan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moldavan in the Russian language
Молдаванmoldavan-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moldavan
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