Molena Surname
Approximately 1,717 people bear this surname
Molena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 796 | 1:76,830 | 13,483 |
| Brazil | 595 | 1:359,789 | 13,767 |
| United States | 78 | 1:4,646,909 | 242,363 |
| Philippines | 72 | 1:1,406,086 | 101,646 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 40 | 1:1,255,467 | 70,036 |
The alternate forms: Moléna (1) are calculated separately.
Molena (317) may also be a first name.
Molena Demographics
Average Molena Salary in
United States
$25,471 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Molena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Molena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Molena (Hindi: मोलेना, Russian: Молена) is carried by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Moléna. For other potential spellings of Molena click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Molena? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 234,573rd most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,244,348 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Molena live; 46 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 46 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 493,198th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 317 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Italy, where it is borne by 796 people, or 1 in 76,830. In Italy it is primarily found in: Veneto, where 82 percent live, Lombardy, where 9 percent live and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 4 percent live. Apart from Italy Molena exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 35 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.
Molena Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Molena has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Molena last name rose 195 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Molena Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Molena are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.
The amount Molena earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 26.12% less than the national average, earning €22,187 per year; in Colombia they earn 46.2% more than the national average, earning $33,191,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 40.97% less than the national average, earning $25,471 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.33% more than the national average, earning $50,344 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Molena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Molena in the Hindi language | ||
| मोलेना | molena | - |
| Molena in the Russian language | ||
| Молена | molena | - |
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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 Molena
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