Molinero Surname

36,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Molinero 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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Molinero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain7,6471:6,114762
Mexico3,4441:36,0412,142
Argentina1,3301:32,1382,682
United States4931:735,21157,637
France4341:153,04823,764
Italy3351:182,55727,101
Honduras2221:39,7141,127
Peru1801:176,5788,670
Brazil1481:1,446,44848,665
Ecuador971:163,9787,313
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Colombia371:1,291,19110,220
Chile301:587,21614,299
England191:2,932,529101,561
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Guatemala111:1,462,0615,661
El Salvador81:792,9863,584
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Molinero (19) may also be a first name.

Molinero 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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Molinero Last Name Facts

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

The surname Molinero (Russian: Молинеро) occurs more in Spain more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molinero? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 36,145th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 499,215 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Molinero live; 55 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 52 percent live in Iberian Europe. Molinero is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name globally It is held by 19 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Spain, where it is borne by 7,647 people, or 1 in 6,114. In Spain it is most prevalent in: Madrid, where 22 percent are found, Andalusia, where 20 percent are found and Castile and León, where 14 percent are found. Besides Spain it exists in 47 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 24 percent are found and Argentina, where 9 percent are found.

Molinero Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Molinero has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Molinero last name increased 9,860 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Molinero Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Molinero last name are 40.97% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.2% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Molinero earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 7.81% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,898 per year; in Colombia they earn 26.24% more than the national average, earning $28,658,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 17.6% less than the national average, earning $35,553 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Molinero Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Molinero in the Russian language
Молинероmolinero-

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