Molinari Surname

10,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
San Marino

Molinari Surname User-submission:

The variants of this name vary according to the region they come from, and according to local dialect. (Before the unification, Italy was divided into many little kingdoms, each with it's dialect or language).

The surname Molinari is found in records first dating from the 12th Century.

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Molinari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy30,1041:2,032121
Argentina6,7351:6,346648
Brazil5,7431:37,2761,530
United States4,3131:84,0399,525
France1,8821:35,2944,296
Uruguay8651:3,967465
Switzerland5521:14,8782,450
Australia2811:96,07010,909
Spain2771:168,78012,111
Dominican Republic2311:45,1642,375
Germany2201:365,93434,941
England2091:266,59421,098
Canada2081:177,14217,704
Chile1981:88,9723,436
Peru1871:169,9698,488
Ecuador1511:105,3376,301
Mexico1401:886,61612,288
Paraguay1361:53,2111,508
Algeria1081:357,70032,024
Venezuela1081:279,6676,618
San Marino781:426105
Thailand731:967,649148,690
Belgium461:249,92730,800
Austria391:218,34426,757
Czechia381:279,82836,495
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Costa Rica371:129,1911,972
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Honduras341:259,3072,537
Puerto Rico201:177,5072,086
Wales191:162,87011,152
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Scotland91:594,86921,724
China81:170,915,1968,932
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Monaco71:5,295668
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Molinari (507) may also be a first name.

Molinari Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The variants of this name vary according to the region they come from, and according to local dialect. (Before the unification, Italy was divided into many little kingdoms, each with it's dialect or language).

The surname Molinari is found in records first dating from the 12th Century. It derives from the late Latin word, molinarius, which means 'mill worker' or 'miller'. As such it denotes the profession of the families back when censuses and records were first written. And in this way, it is the Italian counterpart to the English name Miller and to the Germanic Müller.

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Molinari Last Name Facts

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

Molinari (Russian: Молинари) occurs more in Italy more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molinari? popularity and diffusion

Molinari is the 10,551st most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 136,794 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Molinari reside; 58 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 57 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 375,944th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 507 people.

This surname is most common in Italy, where it is carried by 30,104 people, or 1 in 2,032. In Italy Molinari is primarily found in: Lombardy, where 27 percent live, Emilia-Romagna, where 23 percent live and Liguria, where 11 percent live. Outside of Italy this surname is found in 74 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 13 percent live and Brazil, where 11 percent live.

Molinari Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Molinari has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Molinari surname increased 28,753 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,608 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Molinari Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Molinari are 6.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Molinari earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 0.54% more than the national average, earning €30,193 per year; in Peru they earn 95.89% more than the national average, earning S/. 37,973 per year; in South Africa they earn 21.98% less than the national average, earning R 185,412 per year; in Colombia they earn 37.21% less than the national average, earning $14,255,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.17% more than the national average, earning $50,558 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.65% more than the national average, earning $57,458 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Molinari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Molinari in the Russian language
Молинариmolinari-

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