Molfeta Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Molfeta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molfeta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece961:115,41419,400
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Molfeta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Molfeta occurs most in Greece. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molfeta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,839,022nd most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Molfeta are found; 95 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

It is most prevalent in Greece, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 115,414. In Greece Molfeta is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 70 percent live, Ionian Islands, where 19 percent live and Central Macedonia, where 4 percent live. Outside of Greece it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Italy, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molfetta931,496/
Molfetas93372/
Molfeto862/
Molfetto80155/
Malfetta8061/
Molfetti8012/
Mulfetta801/
Molfette801/
Mulfita7139/
Malfete719/
Malfita715/
Malfeti713/
Malfata712/
Molfato711/
Malfeito67148/
Malfetti6795/
Mulfetti6720/
Malfetes6717/
Malfethe672/
Malfette672/
Malfaita671/
Molfatto671/
Malfettes63216/
Malfeitos6336/
Mulfeather590/
Malfiti571/
Malfatto531,212/
Malfitti531/
Malfatei530/

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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
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  • 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 Molfeta
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