Moldavsky Surname

418,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 829 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Moldavsky Surname User-submission:

This surname was given to the son of/descendant of one from Moldova. This name has various variations depending on the country or region. Moldova is a region in the East of Romania and the Republic of Moldova. The whole of the medieval Moldovan state was called Bassarabia.

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Moldavsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel3581:23,9043,526
Russia1791:805,15766,011
United States1381:2,626,514158,538
Argentina941:454,71734,122
Moldova191:187,44018,150
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

The alternate forms: Moldavský (4) are calculated separately.

Moldavsky Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname was given to the son of/descendant of one from Moldova. This name has various variations depending on the country or region. Moldova is a region in the East of Romania and the Republic of Moldova. The whole of the medieval Moldovan state was called Bassarabia.

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Moldavsky Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moldavsky (Russian: Молдавский) occurs most in Israel. It may be found as a variant: Moldavský. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moldavsky? popularity and diffusion

The last name Moldavsky is the 418,906th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,790,767 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 48 percent of Moldavsky reside; 43 percent reside in West Asia and 43 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

It is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is held by 358 people, or 1 in 23,904. In Israel it is most prevalent in: Central District, where 34 percent are found, Southern District, where 29 percent are found and Tel Aviv District, where 13 percent are found. Not including Israel Moldavsky exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Moldavsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (90%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Moldavsky last name are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.38% registered with the party.

Moldavsky earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.6% more than the national average, earning $53,332 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Moldavsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moldavsky in the Russian language
Молдавскийmoldavskij-

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