Molihan Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Molihan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molihan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Ireland101:470,89415,820
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Molihan Last Name Facts

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

Molihan is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molihan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,718,748th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname Molihan occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Molihan live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Molihan is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 3,815,357. In The United States Molihan is primarily found in: Ohio, where 64 percent are found, Virginia, where 9 percent are found and Kentucky, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 9 percent are found and Malaysia, where 4 percent are found.

Molihan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Molihan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Molihan surname expanded 9,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Molihan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Molihan surname are 5.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.82% being registered with the political party.

Molihan earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.44% less than the national average, earning $30,877 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Molihan
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