Molinier Surname

74,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Molinier Surname Definition:

(French) One who ground grain, a miller.

Molinier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6,1301:10,8361,065
Mali2581:65,7711,556
Argentina721:593,65942,221
New Caledonia471:5,8771,249
Paraguay301:241,2254,203
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

Molinier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) One who ground grain, a miller.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Molinier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Molinier is most common in France. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Molinier.

How Common Is The Last Name Molinier? popularity and diffusion

Molinier is the 74,125th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,098,184 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Molinier live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Molinier is most common in France, where it is held by 6,130 people, or 1 in 10,836. In France Molinier is mostly found in: Occitanie, where 56 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 10 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 7 percent reside. Excluding France it exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Mali, where 4 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.

Molinier Last Name Statistics demography

Molinier earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.49% less than the national average, earning $17,050 USD per year.

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