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

The last name Moleton is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moleton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Moleton is the 3,432,070th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Moleton is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Moleton live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 13,424,405. In The United States Moleton is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 63 percent live, Nevada, where 15 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 9 percent live and Colombia, where 3 percent live.

Moleton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Moleton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Moleton last name grew 270 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moleton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Moleton last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with 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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