Molekan Surname
Approximately 246 people bear this surname
Molekan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 237 | 1:43,610 | 5,585 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
Molekan (13) may also be a first name.
Molekan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Molekan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Molekan has its highest incidence in Benin. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Molekan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,025,894th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Molekan are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Molekan is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held given name world-wide, borne by 13 people.
Molekan is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 237 people, or 1 in 43,610. In Benin it is most frequent in: Plateau Department, where 97 percent reside, Zou Department, where 3 percent reside and Collines Department, where 0 percent reside. Aside from Benin it occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Molekan
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