Molde Surname

154,193rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Norway

Molde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,8421:54,9619,155
United States3311:1,095,04279,381
Norway2761:18,6312,346
Germany1441:559,06646,014
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
Australia371:729,61448,196
England321:1,741,18971,393
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Denmark171:332,04223,714
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Moldé (1) are calculated separately.

Molde (146) may also be a first name.

Molde Last Name Facts

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

Molde (Arabic: مولدي, Hindi: मोल्डे, Marathi: मोलडे, Russian: Мьольде) is most common in The Philippines. It can be found as a variant: Moldé. For other possible spellings of Molde click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molde? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 154,193rd most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,558,829 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 65 percent of Molde are found; 65 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 64 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Molde is also the 763,528th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 146 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,842 people, or 1 in 54,961. In The Philippines Molde is most numerous in: Central Visayas, where 27 percent live, Northern Mindanao, where 24 percent live and Davao Region, where 17 percent live. Besides The Philippines this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live and Norway, where 10 percent live.

Molde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Molde has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Molde last name grew 1,576 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 152 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Molde Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Molde surname are 10.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Molde earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.51% less than the national average, earning 344,312 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 517.07% more than the national average, earning R 1,466,390 per year; in United States they earn 21.11% more than the national average, earning $52,257 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.58% less than the national average, earning $42,438 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moldé931/
Moldes914,015/
Moldez912,686/
Molder911,442/
Moldet9114/
Moldea917/
Moldey917/
Moulde915/
Moldee912/
Moldie911/
Molded911/
Moulder835,143/
Mouldey83179/
Mooldee8327/
Mooldet8311/
Mouldeh835/
Mouldez833/
Mooldey832/
Mooldej831/
Moldets831/
Muolder831/
Moolder831/
Malde804,189/
Molda80527/
Moldi8062/
Moldy8049/
Mulde8049/
Mooldech776/
Mulder7365,699/
Muldez73544/
Moulda73360/
Maldea73222/
Maldet73177/
Maldes73151/
Mouldi73139/
Maldez73122/
Mouldy7384/
Malder7350/
Mõlder7338/
Muldes7335/
Maldei7328/
Maldeh7321/
Muldeh7316/
Moldis7314/
Moldiz7313/
Maldhe7312/
Moldøy7312/
Mallde739/
Molday736/
Muldey735/
Muslde735/
Maulde734/
Maldey733/
Muldee733/
Moldoi732/
Moilda732/
Maldie732/
Meulde731/
Mollda731/
Moldès731/
Moldoa731/
Moyldi731/
Mooldy731/
Maldde731/
Maldee730/
Mooldetch711/
Matilde672,164/
Mohylda67171/
Moulday6798/
Maldeis6777/
Mallder6776/
Maulder6767/
Meulder6745/
Masilde6744/
Maalder6727/
Mahlder6713/
Muylder6712/
Moldysz6712/
Motledi679/
Mullder677/
Mahalde675/
Mauldey674/
Mulldee673/
Maldeep673/
Muldech672/
Maldets671/
Muselde671/
Matelde671/
Maldehe671/
Mouldai671/
Mhalder671/
Meuldes671/
Moldich671/
Mulderr671/
Muÿlder671/
Moldoiz671/
Maldeeh671/
Mouldoi671/
Maldett670/

Molde Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Molde in the Marathi language
मोलडेmolade-
Molde in the Hindi language
मोल्डेmolde50
मोल्देmolde50
Molde in the Russian language
Мьольдеmolde-
Molde in the Arabic language
مولديmwldy-

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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
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  • 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 Molde
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