Molina Surname

404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,270,858 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Molina Surname Definition:

One who came from Molina (mill), the name of various towns in Spain; dweller near a mill.

From the Spanish "moler" and the latin "molere" - to grind. Hence Molina refers to a mill and suggests someone who lives near one or is employed in one.

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Molina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico212,9771:58389
Colombia144,9481:33057
Argentina136,3831:31328
Spain127,5221:36730
Venezuela99,7171:30351
United States85,8891:4,220469
Philippines65,9801:1,53494
Chile63,9071:27647
Ecuador44,8401:35547
El Salvador37,9511:16737
Cuba36,1111:31952
Honduras35,0391:25253
Guatemala26,8621:599107
Bolivia25,8381:41177
Peru25,7471:1,234185
Nicaragua19,3201:31269
Costa Rica19,3041:24869
Brazil17,3691:12,325694
Dominican Republic11,6011:899160
France8,0531:8,248709
Panama4,5721:856165
Uruguay4,5211:75981
Paraguay2,2131:3,270360
Puerto Rico2,1321:1,665189
Italy2,0891:29,2765,237
Canada1,6021:23,0003,124
Indonesia1,1201:118,08011,926
Netherlands6951:24,2983,949
Morocco6481:53,2048,802
Russia6301:228,76724,614
Australia5611:48,1216,016
England4741:117,54911,971
Haiti4391:24,3371,895
Germany4331:185,92521,647
Belize4221:842182
Belgium3001:38,3226,269
Switzerland2891:28,4184,338
Thailand2761:255,93643,511
Portugal1891:55,1233,035
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Israel1391:61,5667,798
Andorra1101:762122
Taiwan1051:223,2831,894
Japan941:1,360,04623,299
Aruba921:1,125154
Sweden871:113,1818,121
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Guam621:2,583336
Ireland541:87,2034,973
Equatorial Guinea491:23,177111
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Norway471:109,41014,618
India451:17,045,897267,282
Denmark381:148,54513,026
Curaçao331:4,765122
Scotland321:167,3079,494
French Polynesia311:9,0581,949
Suriname261:21,2544,689
China241:56,971,7323,099
Iceland241:15,8371,339
Austria231:370,23639,193
United States Virgin Islands191:5,809896
Greece171:651,75273,285
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Turkey161:4,863,839107,230
Bangladesh151:10,623,78513,506
Czechia151:708,89864,682
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Hong Kong141:523,9633,360
Gibraltar131:2,612585
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Finland121:458,05828,977
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Cayman Islands91:7,099820
Monaco91:4,118434
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Vietnam71:13,235,1512,948
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Wales61:515,75523,171
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Malta41:107,5681,849
Oman41:921,9937,313
Saint Barthelemy41:2,40444
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Libya31:2,081,3256,108
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Macau31:200,543803
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
DR Congo21:36,939,785260,488
Faroe Islands21:24,4991,578
Ghana21:13,510,34623,679
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Dominica11:75,891912
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Palau11:21,643223
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3751:133,91612,757

The alternate forms: Molína (3), Moliña (1) & Mólina (1) are calculated separately.

Molina (17,508) may also be a first name.

Molina Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Molina (mill), the name of various towns in Spain; dweller near a mill.

From the Spanish "moler" and the latin "molere" - to grind. Hence Molina refers to a mill and suggests someone who lives near one or is employed in one. Place names in Chile and in Spain.

Surname found in Logroño, Murcia, Aragon, and Majorca. Name of villages near Cartagena, Sigüenza, and Burgos. Moliner found principally in Catalonia. Derived from latin "molinum" - place of mills.

From the latin "molinum" comes this place name and refers to a female mill worker.

Formed from a branch of house of Lara. Extended throughout the Peninsula and later to Canary Islands and America.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

Molina is a Spanish and Italian surname. The Molina surname originates from medieval Spain, in the Christian Kingdom of Castile, and is an occupational surname, as it is derived from the word molino, meaning 'mill' or 'miller'.

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Molina Last Name Facts

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

The surname Molina (Arabic: مولينا, Bengali: মলিনা, Georgian: მოლინა, Hindi: मोलिना, Marathi: मोलीना, Oriya: େମାଲିନା, Russian: Молина, Tibetan: མོ་ལི་ན་) occurs most in Mexico. It may also be found as a variant: Molína, Moliña or Mólina. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molina? popularity and diffusion

The last name Molina is the 404th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,734 people. The last name Molina occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Molina reside; 44 percent reside in South America and 19 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 41,647th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 17,508 people.

This surname is most widely held in Mexico, where it is borne by 212,977 people, or 1 in 583. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: México, where 13 percent live, Veracruz, where 8 percent live and Mexico City, where 8 percent live. Beside Mexico this last name is found in 150 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 11 percent live and Argentina, where 11 percent live.

Molina Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Molina has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Molina surname expanded 22,904 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Molina Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (93%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Molina surname are 42.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.37% being registered with the political party.

The amount Molina earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 17.35% less than the national average, earning €24,821 per year; in Norway they earn 24.49% less than the national average, earning 261,329 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1.01% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,580 per year; in South Africa they earn 68.02% more than the national average, earning R 399,288 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.82% more than the national average, earning $23,569,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.99% less than the national average, earning $36,683 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.19% less than the national average, earning $46,111 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molína943/
Moliña941/
Mólina941/
Molinas9218,106/
Molinga92510/
Mollina92229/
Molinay9297/
Molinai9269/
Moulina9254/
Molinat9219/
Moliona9214/
Molgina9212/
Moilina928/
Molinaa927/
Moolina926/
Mmolina925/
Molinaz925/
Moloina923/
Molaina923/
Mohlina922/
Moslina922/
Molinad922/
Mgolina921/
Moleina921/
Molihna921/
Molinea921/
Molinha921/
Molin9115,134/
Moulinas86232/
Moulinat86230/
Mollinga86119/
Molinova8675/
Mollinea8658/
Moelinah8616/
Moilinga8615/
Moulinga8611/
Molliona863/
Moulaina862/
Moulinay862/
Mouloina862/
Molinadh861/
Moolinga861/
Molionga861/
Mohlinga861/
Mmolaina861/
Moullina860/
Moulin8349,595/
Malina8320,125/
Molino8319,069/
Melina834,148/
Mulina832,230/
Molena831,717/
Mohlin831,444/
Moling831,059/
Mollin83849/
Molijn83430/
Molion83397/
Moslin83151/
Molien8379/
Molyna8360/
Moglin8334/
Molind8325/
Moolin8316/
Motlin8310/
Molgin837/
Molint834/
Moylin833/
Moilin833/
Molinn832/
Molinq832/
Hmolin832/
Molinc831/
Molink831/
Moluin831/
Moléna831/
Mollineau80274/
Moln8067/
Motlhoina809/
Moulignat806/
Moulinais803/
Moilainga801/
Molineauh801/
Mollinaux800/
Malinga7763,770/
Maulina778,640/
Molinos773,619/
Mulinga773,355/
Malgina772,751/
Malinay771,589/
Mullina771,474/
Molingo771,189/
Maslina771,044/
Mallina77993/
Molenga77955/
Molling77834/
Mollena77668/
Mollink77635/
Malinas77466/
Motling77440/
Mollion77413/
Maelina77381/
Molienė77342/
Muslina77326/
Molenat77299/
Hmelina77287/
Mohling77262/
Malaina77224/
Mollino77184/
Moullin77176/
Matlina77152/
Mollien77151/
Mosling77145/
Mouling77139/
Mulinah77118/
Moulijn77109/
Moleana77108/
Maleina7790/
Malinah7773/
Moulion7765/
Mahlina7756/
Mălinaş7754/
Moilien7743/
Molineu7743/
Maliona7738/
Mulgina7735/
Moulino7728/
Maloina7726/
Molnova7721/
Mulaina7721/
Maligna7721/
Mooslin7720/
Molénat7718/
Malinau7717/
Melinah7715/
Molinot7715/
Maluina7713/
Molinod7713/
Mulinas7712/
Mgalina7711/
Melaina7710/
Maliena779/
Molinoy779/
Molinou778/
Maalina777/
Mouslin776/
Moliney776/
Malisna775/
Malinad775/
Molenas775/
Molinoz774/
Melhina774/
Molinne774/
Malinoa774/
Malinai774/
Moleena773/
Mooling773/
Mujlina773/
Moiling773/
Malinaz773/
Moulien773/
Mohlinn773/
Molieno773/
Mohulin772/
Moulena772/
Mulinai772/
Moislin772/
Mălinaș772/
Malinat772/
Muylina771/
Meleina771/
Meliena771/
Melinea771/
Moulhin771/
Molinck771/
Melinai771/
Molaino771/
Malhina771/
Malinaś771/
Mouglin771/
Moëglin771/
Mulinat771/
Muleina771/
Mmoulin771/
Melinau771/
Motlena771/
Moslena771/
Moollin771/
Mollyna771/
Moligno771/
Mulisna770/
Mulinay770/
Mollineaux75249/
Mouligneau75176/
Moulineaud7534/
Moullineau752/
Mollineaus751/
Moulignaux751/
Moulineaux751/
Moullinaud751/
Malin7322,326/
Molen732,259/
Molne73344/
Molim73330/
Molén73241/
Molyn73202/
Molln7367/
Molín7324/
Molnå7314/
Mălin7312/
Mooln731/
Molnk731/
Molng731/
Moliń731/
Molèn731/
Mouln731/
Mohln730/
Moyln730/
Malinova716,848/
Mocellin715,350/
Malionga71836/
Maulinah71237/
Mohylyna71203/
Moulinos71187/
Moulinot71176/
Moulinou71174/
Molinová71168/
Malineau71132/
Malingay71131/
Mouligneaux71130/
Mhalinga7185/
Mallinga7173/
Mallaina7158/
Melehina7156/
Moulenat7152/
Molenova7149/
Moullion7147/
Molyneau7144/
Mallinas7142/
Malinaud7135/
Malõgina7127/
Malgaina7122/
Mullinaj7121/
Mahlinah7119/
Malaigna7117/
Mouliney7116/
Maulinga7115/
Molohyna7115/
Malignat7114/
Mauliena7112/
Malignas7110/
Malainay7110/
Mahalina719/
Malhinha719/
Muhlisna719/
Mullinaz718/
Molingou717/
Maloinay717/
Moulinho715/
Mullinay714/
Maloinas714/
Molhinho714/
Molynaux713/
Muliaina713/
Maslaina713/
Molynova713/
Mullinga713/
Malinahe712/
Mahulina712/
Melohina712/
Malingah712/
Malainas712/
Malingai712/
Malinach711/
Maullina711/
Malyuina711/
Meaulina711/
Melyaina711/
Mothling711/
Mulineau711/
Mullinas711/
Molenaai711/
Moleneau711/
Mollineu711/
Mulligna711/
Mosellin711/
Mocillin711/
Maelinau711/
Maalinga711/
Mahlisna711/
Malignay711/
Malinash711/
Moulenga711/
Molainei711/
Moleanna711/
Molehena711/
Mollenas711/
Molyonga711/
Malin'ga711/
Muilinat711/
Molehyna711/
Molingue711/
Mohlling710/
Mottling710/
Moolling710/
Maalin679,928/
Maling677,155/
Molyneaux673,912/
Maslin673,884/
Melena673,357/
Mollen673,183/
Malena673,035/
Mallin672,885/
Malgin672,324/
Moslim672,090/
Mahlin672,087/
Malino671,675/
Malyna671,668/
Moulim671,201/
Matlin671,082/
Maulin67737/
Malhin67547/
Mulena67408/
Malion67323/
Moulen67303/
Meulin67278/
Maglin67257/
Moleno67239/
Mulino67214/
Molent67210/
Moilim67209/
Moulinoux67175/
Malien67147/
Moliño67137/
Mohlén67119/
Mulyna67118/
Moylen6796/
Moslen6766/
Moulyn6763/
Mohlen6750/
Malinn6738/
Moleng6735/
Moolen6733/
Mollén6733/
Mollim6730/
Mullinaux6727/
Moleen6725/
Molhim6713/
Maluin6712/
Melehhina6712/
Motlim6711/
Mollinová678/
Malind678/
Malõhhina678/
Mollyn677/
Meliohina677/
Molęga677/
Molyon676/
Moläng676/
Molyno675/
Moleun675/
Moilne675/
Mhalin674/
Molend674/
Mallineau674/
Mohlne674/
Mali'n674/
Mollyneau673/
Moilen673/
Māliņa673/
Mochellin673/
Meliuhina672/
Molyneauz672/
Mallinova672/
Molyneaus672/
Molaen672/
Mohlèn672/
Málint672/
Malaggina672/
Moleneaux671/
Mallinadh671/
Mallinead671/
Malinnova671/
Moolim671/
Molenn671/
Moloen671/
Mmalin671/
MacEllina671/
Mossellin671/
Masluhina671/
M'Malinga671/
M'Mulinga671/
Ma'lin671/
Malignaux671/
Malinaová671/
Maliņa671/
Moutln671/
Moulinous671/
Moulne671/
Moulén671/
Mélino671/
Molhen671/
Mollne671/
Molynnova671/
Mohlyn671/
Mohylnova671/
Malimn671/
Molyneaud670/
Mollynaux670/
Malineaux670/
Mollenhau670/
Molyneaue670/
Mullinaus670/
Mollenaux670/
Motlen670/
Molynn670/

Molina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Molina in the Georgian language
მოლინაmolina-
Molina in the Tibetan language
མོ་ལི་ན་molina-
Molina in the Bengali language
মলিনাmalina-
Molina in the Oriya language
େମାଲିନାemalina-
Molina in the Hindi language
मोलिनाmolina61.84
मोलीनाmolina34.21
मॉलीनाmolina1.32
मोसिनाmosina1.32
मोलेनाmolena1.32
Molina in the Marathi language
मोलीनाmolina50.82
मोिलनाmoilana39.34
मॉिलनmoilana1.64
मिनषminasa1.64
मलीनाmalina1.64
मोनालीmonali1.64
Molina in the Russian language
Молинаmolina-
Molina in the Arabic language
موليناmwlyna-

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