Molem Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Molem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Belgium201:574,83253,219
India131:59,005,029552,550
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Molem (108) may also be a first name.

Molem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Molem is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Molem.

How Common Is The Last Name Molem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,931,261st most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 35 percent of Molem are found; 34 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 34 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Molem is also the 904,892nd most frequently used first name internationally, held by 108 people.

The last name Molem is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 271,791. In Papua New Guinea Molem is most common in: Madang, where 77 percent are found, East Sepik, where 17 percent are found and Morobe, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 22 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.

Molem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Molem has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Molem surname expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moslem9130,170/
Moleme914,274/
Molhem91199/
Moilem91137/
Moulem9119/
Mollem9115/
Moolem918/
Moleem912/
Moliem912/
Motlem911/
Moelem911/
Molemh911/
Moleum911/
Moylem910/
Mouliem83170/
Moulhem8331/
Mouslem8324/
Mosllem8310/
Moellem837/
Mosleme833/
Mouleme832/
Mosleem831/
Moleame831/
Mojleem831/
Malem803,276/
Molen802,259/
Melem80546/
Mulem80430/
Molne80344/
Molim80330/
Moleń80107/
Mülem802/
Màlem801/
Moslemkh7757/
Moolheim772/
Moulhiem772/
Mousleme771/
Mocellem771/
Melhem7338,502/
Maalem7310,623/
Mallem739,271/
Mollen733,183/
Muleme732,466/
Moslim732,090/
Maleme731,893/
Moulim731,201/
Muslem731,194/
Mehlem73637/
Mulhem73570/
Moulen73303/
Molent73210/
Moilim73209/
Mullem73207/
Molime73140/
Moylen7396/
Molien7379/
Maslem7370/
Moslen7366/
Müllem7353/
Mohlen7350/
Moleng7335/
Moolen7333/
Mollim7330/
Matlem7330/
Maleem7329/
Malhem7327/
Moleen7325/
Moliom7325/
Meelem7314/
Molhim7313/
Motlim7311/
Meleam738/
Muylem737/
Molaim736/
Muleem736/
Muliem736/
Maliem736/
Moleun735/
Malgem735/
Moilne735/
Molend734/
Mohlne734/
Maleam733/
Moilen733/
Mojlim733/
Mahlem733/
Maàlem733/
Maulem732/
Molaen732/
Meulem731/
Moolim731/
Molenn731/
Moloen731/
Muhlem731/
Màalem731/
Mmulem731/
Meliem731/
Malemm731/
Maleum731/
Maïlem731/
Moulne731/
Mhalem731/
Moloim731/
Mühlem731/
Mmalem731/
Molhen731/
Mollne731/
Mohlim731/
Mutlem731/
Meleem731/
Ma'lem731/
Motlen730/
Meleum730/
Mossellem7117/
Mousellem711/
Mouliom677,328/
Mouslim674,238/
Maallem67728/
Melheim67422/
Molienė67342/
Musleem67210/
Moutlen67187/
Mollien67151/
Moilime67121/
Maleeme67104/
Mulheim6797/
Moillen6793/
Mouhlen6768/
Moln6767/
Mahalem6747/
Moollen6747/
Moilien6743/
Malheim6732/
Molleng6725/
Moullen6723/
Mooleng6720/
Moileng6716/
Molleen6714/
Muslehm6714/
Mülheim6714/
Moeylim6712/
Mouloim6711/
Moulhim679/
Matleme678/
Mooslim676/
M'Aïlem675/
Moullim675/
Moulime675/
Mohylen675/
Malleam674/
Mohlent674/
Molinne674/
Malleem673/
Moulend673/
Moulien673/
Motleng673/
Muollen672/
Mulheam672/
Mullhem672/
Masleem672/
Malleme672/
Mouleng672/
Muleeme672/
Meeleam672/
Maaleem671/
Malheem671/
Musleam671/
Muoslim671/
Mulliem671/
Molehen671/
Mollend671/
Masleim671/
Malleum671/
Moulenq671/
Motilne671/
Mosleen671/
Mhallem671/
Moiliom671/
Mollaim671/
Meuslem671/
Maaalem671/
Mohylym671/
Musllem671/
Meeliem671/
Mhaleem671/
Mulleam670/
Mhollen670/
Melhiem670/
Mulheme670/
Mulhiem670/
Mollent670/

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