Molenaar Surname

39,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Molenaar Surname User-submission:

The Molenaar surname means 'miller'.

Molenaar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands11,3161:1,49283
United States7951:455,92338,976
Canada3321:110,98111,875
Australia1811:149,14815,854
South Africa1761:307,82829,442
New Zealand851:53,2748,505
France741:897,604104,173
Belgium681:169,06823,042
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
England401:1,392,95161,553
Norway381:135,32317,347
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Ecuador171:935,63814,108
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
China21:683,660,78330,601
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Molenaar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Molenaar surname means 'miller'.

- maartjemolenaartje

Molenaar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Molenaar occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Molenaar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 39,252nd most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 544,700 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Molenaar live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 11,316 people, or 1 in 1,492. In The Netherlands Molenaar is primarily found in: North Holland, where 37 percent reside, South Holland, where 28 percent reside and Utrecht, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands this last name exists in 55 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Molenaar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Molenaar are 29.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.51% being registered with the political party.

The amount Molenaar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.22% less than the national average, earning 283,030 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 69.91% more than the national average, earning R 403,776 per year; in United States they earn 12.87% more than the national average, earning $48,702 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.73% more than the national average, earning $59,483 CAD per year.

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