Moleneux Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Moleneux Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
Moleneux Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moleneux Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moleneux is most common in England. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moleneux? popularity and diffusion
Moleneux is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Moleneux live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.
The last name Moleneux is most frequent in England, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England it is most prevalent in: Nottinghamshire, where 50 percent are found, Cheshire, where 17 percent are found and Lancashire, where 17 percent are found.
Moleneux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Moleneux has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Moleneux surname decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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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 Moleneux
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