Moleton Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Moleton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moleton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Moleton Last Name Facts

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

Moleton has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moleton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,432,070th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Moleton occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Moleton reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 13,424,405. In The United States Moleton is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 63 percent are found, Nevada, where 15 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 9 percent are found and Colombia, where 3 percent are found.

Moleton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Moleton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moleton last name increased 270 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moleton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Moleton surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Moleton earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.45% more than the national average, earning $45,500 USD per year.

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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 Moleton
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