Moles Surname
Approximately 10,918 people bear this surname
Moles Surname Definition:
Genit., and pl., of Mole, q.v.
Moles Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,462 | 1:104,696 | 11,513 |
| Spain | 2,384 | 1:19,611 | 2,162 |
| France | 1,161 | 1:57,212 | 7,614 |
| England | 940 | 1:59,275 | 7,071 |
| Italy | 639 | 1:95,707 | 16,429 |
| Argentina | 420 | 1:101,770 | 8,591 |
| Australia | 363 | 1:74,368 | 8,731 |
| Greece | 279 | 1:39,713 | 6,381 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Philippines | 142 | 1:712,945 | 71,974 |
| Brazil | 136 | 1:1,574,076 | 52,203 |
| Andorra | 130 | 1:645 | 101 |
| Ireland | 98 | 1:48,050 | 3,523 |
| New Zealand | 84 | 1:53,909 | 8,584 |
| Northern Ireland | 69 | 1:26,740 | 2,917 |
| Scotland | 65 | 1:82,366 | 6,014 |
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| Belgium | 42 | 1:273,730 | 32,801 |
| Wales | 39 | 1:79,347 | 6,699 |
| Chile | 30 | 1:587,216 | 14,299 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Mexico | 18 | 1:6,895,900 | 33,734 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Cuba | 9 | 1:1,280,302 | 7,343 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Grenada | 2 | 1:54,268 | 1,538 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 124 | 1:35,725 | 3,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 532 | 1:45,818 | 5,698 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:170,146 | 6,794 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:130,701 | 5,289 |
| Guernsey | 8 | 1:4,082 | 713 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 504 | 1:99,640 | 10,124 |
The alternate forms: Molés (36), Moleš (9), Molès (5) & Mólés (1) are calculated separately.
Moles (591) may also be a first name.
Moles Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Genit., and pl., of Mole, q.v.
Moles Demographics
Moles Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Moles Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moles Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moles (Hindi: मोलेस) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Molés, Moleš, Molès or Mólés. For other potential spellings of Moles click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moles? popularity and diffusion
The surname Moles is the 47,410th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 667,480 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Moles are found; 32 percent are found in North America and 32 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Moles is also the 344,079th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 591 people.
Moles is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,462 people, or 1 in 104,696. In The United States Moles is most numerous in: California, where 10 percent live, West Virginia, where 8 percent live and Tennessee, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 68 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 22 percent live and France, where 11 percent live.
Moles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Moles has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 687 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 21 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 295 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Moles Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (56%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Moles last name are 6.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.9% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Moles earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 45.76% more than the national average, earning €43,771 per year; in South Africa they earn 8.44% more than the national average, earning R 257,700 per year; in United States they earn 7.22% less than the national average, earning $40,033 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.83% more than the national average, earning $68,480 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moles Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moles in the Hindi language | ||
| मोलेस | molesa | - |
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