Moliere Surname

149,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,950 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Moliere Surname Definition:

(French) One who lived near the quarry from which millstones were obtained.

Moliere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti1,2791:8,353926
France6191:107,30615,912
United States4671:776,14360,198
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Canada391:944,75971,777
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

The alternate forms: Molière (52) & Molieré (1) are calculated separately.

Moliere (4,302) may also be a first name.

Moliere Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) One who lived near the quarry from which millstones were obtained.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Moliere Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moliere (Arabic: مولير) is found most in Haiti. It may appear as: Molière or Molieré. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moliere? popularity and diffusion

Moliere is the 149,714th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,470,355 people. The surname Moliere is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Moliere live; 46 percent live in Caribbean and 43 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 105,474th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 4,302 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Haiti, where it is held by 1,279 people, or 1 in 8,353. In Haiti it is primarily found in: Ouest, where 97 percent live, Sud-Est, where 1 percent live and Artibonite, where 0 percent live. Other than Haiti this surname exists in 34 countries. It is also found in France, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Moliere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Moliere has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Moliere surname increased 687 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moliere Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Moliere surname are 2.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Moliere earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.68% less than the national average, earning $40,696 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.95% less than the national average, earning $35,797 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molière9552/
Molieré951/
Molliere93538/
Molieres93178/
Mouliere93158/
Molierie931/
Molierre931/
Molier92359/
Molere92161/
Molire9211/
Moulliere8887/
Moulieres8860/
Mollieres883/
Moulaiere881/
Moliereis881/
Mollier861,979/
Moulier86546/
Moleres86453/
Mollere86414/
Molieri86308/
Muliere86211/
Moilier86111/
Moulere8664/
Molaire8658/
Moliera8632/
Mohlere8628/
Meliere8623/
Motlere8620/
Maliere8613/
Molires862/
Molerez862/
Moulire861/
Moilere861/
Mollire861/
Moliery861/
Moletre861/
Moullieres821/
Mouleyre80466/
Moullier80242/
Moulaire8098/
Malhiere8057/
Malliere8032/
Mollière8022/
Mouliert8018/
Mouleres8017/
Mollaire8016/
Molleyre8013/
Molliére8013/
Melierre809/
Mollerer806/
Moulière806/
Mulliere805/
Molières804/
Molheres802/
Magliere801/
Malgiere801/
Moulieri801/
Mulierre801/
Moellere801/
Molieris801/
Moglieri801/
Mouleree801/
Mouslier801/
Moillier801/
Mollierz801/
Molleres801/
Molliery801/
Mauliere800/
Molera772,187/
Moleri77848/
Malere77593/
Malire77541/
Melere77345/
Malier77188/
Mulere77145/
Mulire77135/
Molare7751/
Moliri7744/
Molyer7714/
Molira779/
Molure775/
Molger773/
Mālere773/
Molère773/
Melire771/
Molery770/
Molleyres75179/
Motellier7526/
Malagiere7524/
Moletress7514/
Moulheres7510/
Moulières758/
Moulieris755/
Moullière752/
Molgeeree751/
Mallier71666/
Molerio71547/
Mulieri71426/
Mulaire71226/
Matlere71167/
Molleri71164/
Mouleri71154/
Mollera71150/
Moulare71146/
Malhere71130/
Mollare7178/
Mulhere7168/
Maleyre7164/
Malgire7150/
Maslier7134/
Moleira7133/
Mollure7132/
Maleare7131/
Moulira7130/
Malaire7129/
Maleret7127/
Moliroa7126/
Malires7118/
Mullere7114/
Maleres7111/
Moulery7111/
Moutillier7110/
Maleure719/
'Malere717/
Mallere716/
Malieri716/
Moulera716/
Molgiri715/
Moleris715/
Maliera714/
Maluere714/
Molerés713/
Mollery713/
Maliare713/
Maloire713/
Mholery712/
Meulier712/
Maliore712/
Maulire712/
Malerea711/
Maliery711/
Moolery711/
Mulgire711/
Moleary711/
Molgeri711/
Moliraj711/
Moluery711/
Molleré711/
Maulere711/
Maulier711/
Malerei711/
Maliire711/
Malyere711/
Mouliri711/
Moulère711/
Moiliri711/
Mollère711/
Moliéra711/
Molères711/
Muleere711/
Mulerhe711/
Muliera711/
Melière711/
Müllere711/
Mmelere711/
Moleroa711/
Malerey710/
Melaire710/
Malaere710/
Matlier710/
Malleret67789/
Maglieri67680/
Malgoire67370/
Malhaire67350/
Malloire67112/
Mulhaire6793/
Malherre6787/
Malawere6759/
Malaireu6753/
Malaieri6748/
Malehere6736/
Mallires6732/
Mallaire6724/
Magliery6720/
Mahleres6717/
Moularey6713/
Mulleret6711/
Maletrez6710/
Maullier6710/
Moellerhoej676/
Moolaree676/
Malliare675/
Moulliri675/
Melairei674/
Maliredd674/
Mallired673/
Mhollery673/
Moulerie672/
Meullier672/
Muglieri672/
Maaloire671/
Mallered671/
Malleree671/
Malayire671/
Maleaire671/
Malgirey671/
Malheree671/
Moulisri671/
Moulitry671/
Muleaire671/
Mullieri671/
Molitris671/
Mullerer671/
Matlhere671/
Malheure671/
Malerett671/
Malleyre671/
Maliyera671/
Moulères671/
Molairii671/
Mulerehe671/
Mulihire671/
Mulleres671/
Malhiera671/
Mulheire670/
Malliher670/
Mullerey670/
Mallerey670/
Molerroy670/
Malerrey670/
Mullaire670/

Moliere Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moliere in the Arabic language
موليرmwlyr-

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