Molines Surname

123,809th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,685 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
France

Molines Surname Definition:

MOLINES: The baronial family of De Molines, who became emineut under Edw III., are stated in the Baronages to have derived their surname from the town so called in the Bourbonnois; but there may have been an earlier settlement from one of the numerous places in Normandy called Moulines or Moulins, from the molendina or water-mills there existing.

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Molines Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,4501:69,81911,989
France1,0151:65,4419,017
Spain6761:69,1606,168
Chile2191:80,4413,205
Argentina921:464,60234,717
Venezuela801:377,5517,975
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
England71:7,959,723202,100
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Molinés (2) & Molinès (1) are calculated separately.

Molines Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MOLINES: The baronial family of De Molines, who became emineut under Edw III., are stated in the Baronages to have derived their surname from the town so called in the Bourbonnois; but there may have been an earlier settlement from one of the numerous places in Normandy called Moulines or Moulins, from the molendina or water-mills there existing.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Molines Last Name Facts

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

The last name Molines is found most frequently in The Philippines. It can also be found as a variant: Molinés or Molinès. For other possible spellings of Molines click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molines? popularity and diffusion

Molines is the 123,809th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,977,624 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Molines live; 39 percent live in Southeast Asia and 39 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,450 people, or 1 in 69,819. In The Philippines Molines is primarily found in: Calabarzon, where 24 percent are found, Western Visayas, where 21 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 19 percent are found. Beside The Philippines Molines occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in France, where 28 percent are found and Spain, where 18 percent are found.

Molines Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Molines has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Molines Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Molines last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Molines earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 30.69% less than the national average, earning $29,906 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.58% less than the national average, earning $41,943 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molinés952/
Molinès951/
Moulines93209/
Molineus9338/
Molinets9333/
Molinese9321/
Mollines931/
Moilines931/
Moline928,951/
Moliner866,133/
Mouline865,933/
Molinet862,616/
Molinie861,084/
Malines86373/
Molinez86166/
Molline8654/
Mohline8648/
Molineu8643/
Melines8640/
Molinge8638/
Molinis8634/
Molaine8611/
Moliene8610/
Moliney866/
Moiline864/
Molenes864/
Mosline863/
Molinex862/
Molinea861/
Moleine861/
Moligne861/
Molinee861/
Molunes861/
Moulinet801,219/
Maliones80323/
Molinett80256/
Moulinie80234/
Moulinec80134/
Mouligne8059/
Mollinea8058/
Malinets8057/
Mollinet8057/
Molliner8038/
Moulenes8038/
Mouliney8016/
Mallines8014/
Moulinex8010/
Mullines809/
Maliness804/
Moliniez804/
Malinesc804/
Moulènes803/
Moulaine802/
Malinese801/
Molineth801/
Mollineu801/
Maslines801/
Malinies801/
Maluines801/
Mouleine801/
Mouliner801/
Molainei801/
Mollinie801/
Moligner801/
Meliness801/
Mulinesh801/
Molinice801/
Mouliene801/
Molineax800/
Moulline800/
Molini772,269/
Maline77936/
Molene77185/
Moliné7784/
Molyne777/
Moliní776/
Moliny773/
Molinè773/
Móline771/
Malliones759/
Mouligner755/
Mullinges753/
Moulinais753/
Moulignie752/
Mollineax751/
Molesness751/
'Malinese751/
Malunes716,087/
Malinis712,719/
Malinge712,310/
Molenge711,766/
Malinee71870/
Molenje71720/
Maligne71552/
Moulene71439/
Molinui71424/
Mohylenets71251/
Mauline71243/
Malinet71229/
Malinje71185/
Masline71168/
Molinay7197/
Molingi7182/
Molinai7169/
Maliner7166/
Melinis7163/
Mollini7152/
Maloine7148/
Mosleitner7147/
Mulinex7142/
Malaine7140/
Moleane7132/
Molinio7129/
Moulini7119/
Mohylynets7118/
Malione7115/
Maliene7115/
Moslini7115/
Moulène7114/
Malinie719/
Molinoy719/
Maleine718/
Molinaa717/
Malline717/
Mollyne716/
Maaline715/
Malinez714/
Melenes713/
Moloina713/
Molenis713/
Molaina713/
Malenes713/
Maliney712/
Mollene712/
Málinec712/
Matline712/
Moleney711/
Mulinis711/
Moleina711/
Molihna711/
Moleene711/
Mahline711/
Malineu711/
Malitne711/
Mouliné711/
Meuline711/
Molliné711/
Molayne711/
Mélinès711/
Mmaline711/
Moylyne711/
Moulyne711/
Mohlene711/
Moleyne711/
Molisni711/
Moslene711/
Molinha711/
Maluine711/
Molyneu710/
Molenee710/
Molainy710/
Molynis710/
Malinec710/
Maloigne67404/
Mullinex67345/
Moosleitner67343/
Mallinis67207/
Moslener67166/
Moleń67107/
Moulaini6795/
Maleinge6774/
Malainey6758/
Mulenesh6749/
Malinish6741/
Molinich6723/
Maleiner6723/
Malynets6722/
Maligner6719/
Malainne6715/
Malinois6713/
Malenets6711/
M'Alaine679/
Malignet678/
Malainet677/
Mullinis676/
Mhalinge675/
Mallione675/
Malinehe674/
Malainer674/
Mahlaine674/
Mollenex673/
Mallaine673/
Malleine673/
Molyneax672/
Molyneuz672/
Meulenes672/
Mahlinge672/
Moulaina672/
Moulinay672/
Mouloina672/
Matlaine672/
Malainie671/
Maalinie671/
Maluunes671/
Malliner671/
Mallinge671/
Maloiney671/
Mhalinje671/
Muleness671/
Mallenes671/
Moulayne671/
Mahaline671/
Malaigne671/
Maleynes671/
Moliń671/
Mullinjs671/
Malineej671/
Malunesh671/
Maslinee671/
Mathline671/
Mhalaine671/
Melhenes671/
Motleane671/
Mmolaina671/
Moslaini671/
Molyneix670/
Mollenet670/
Mullenes670/
Mollenge670/
Mautline670/
Moleneax670/

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