Molino Surname

28,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
San Marino

Molino 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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Molino Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy7,5951:8,0521,151
Philippines3,9421:25,6823,478
Spain1,7961:26,0312,711
United States1,7101:211,96420,714
Brazil7581:282,42010,888
Panama7131:5,487618
Argentina6651:64,2765,490
France4361:152,34623,645
Australia3641:74,1648,706
Colombia2151:222,2055,149
Venezuela1911:158,1374,778
Canada1401:263,18324,832
Trinidad and Tobago1221:11,1801,526
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Belgium441:261,28731,734
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Mexico231:5,396,79230,197
Wales181:171,91811,581
Uruguay161:214,48516,699
Nicaragua141:430,0783,469
England131:4,286,005132,302
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
San Marino81:4,152475
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2081:241,43620,158

The alternate forms: Moliño (137) are calculated separately.

Molino (363) may also be a first name.

Molino 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.

- dmolinari

Swedish: Ornamental or topographic name from mo ('sandy heath') and the suffix -lin, derived from Latin -(l)inius ('relating to'), or from the root of Latin molinarius ('miller') or mola ('mill') and the suffix -in, derived from Latin -inius ('relating to').

French and English (of Norman or Huguenot origin): topographic name from Old French molin ('mill').

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from a place in France named from Anglo-Norman French molin ('mill') such as such as Moulin-sur-Orne (Normandy).

- Junie

Molino Last Name Facts

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

The surname Molino (Arabic: مولينو, Russian: Молино) is more commonly found in Italy than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Moliño. Click here for other potential spellings of Molino.

How Common Is The Last Name Molino? popularity and diffusion

The last name Molino is the 28,196th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 382,167 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Molino reside; 49 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 40 percent reside in Italic Europe. Molino is also the 456,894th most frequently held given name worldwide It is held by 363 people.

This last name is most numerous in Italy, where it is borne by 7,595 people, or 1 in 8,052. In Italy Molino is mostly found in: Piedmont, where 43 percent reside, Sicily, where 17 percent reside and Campania, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Italy this surname exists in 62 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 21 percent reside and Spain, where 9 percent reside.

Molino Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Molino has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Molino surname grew 822 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Molino Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Molino surname are 2.97% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.26% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Molino earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 26.92% more than the national average, earning €38,113 per year; in Peru they earn 58.73% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,769 per year; in South Africa they earn 13.35% more than the national average, earning R 269,364 per year; in Colombia they earn 36.77% more than the national average, earning $31,049,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.67% more than the national average, earning $48,184 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.46% more than the national average, earning $65,313 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moliño94137/
Molinos923,619/
Molingo921,189/
Mollino92184/
Moulino9228/
Molinot9215/
Molinod9213/
Molinoy929/
Molinou928/
Molinoz924/
Molieno923/
Molaino921/
Moligno921/
Moulinos86187/
Moulinot86176/
Moulinou86174/
Molingou867/
Moulinho865/
Molhinho864/
Molina831,270,858/
Malino831,675/
Moleno83239/
Molyno835/
Moulinoux80175/
Moulinous801/
Molinas7718,106/
Molengo772,119/
Molleno771,883/
Malingo771,353/
Molinga77510/
Maligno77369/
Molyono77278/
Mollina77229/
Malinoś7777/
Mallino7774/
Malinot7759/
Moulina7754/
Molineu7743/
Malinoy7734/
Malinos7731/
Moleano7729/
Malieno7728/
Malaino7726/
Molinat7719/
Moliona7714/
Molgina7712/
Malinoi779/
Moilina778/
Molinaa777/
Moolina776/
Mmolina775/
Molinaz775/
Hmalino774/
Malinou774/
Malinoa774/
Moloina773/
Molaina773/
Mohlina772/
Moslina772/
Molinad772/
Mgolina771/
Moleina771/
Molihna771/
Malinoj771/
Malinop771/
Molenos771/
Motleno771/
Molinha771/
Malinoh771/
Malainot71391/
Malainho71237/
Moulinas71232/
Moulinat71230/
Mallinos71157/
Mollinga71119/
Malainos7164/
Malainoi7144/
Malainou7130/
Malingoh7122/
Moulengo7116/
Moilinga7115/
Malinois7113/
Moulyono7111/
Moulinga7111/
Mallieno718/
Moulegno716/
Malainoy715/
Malingoo714/
Malingoi714/
Malingoy714/
Molynoux713/
Molliona713/
Moulaina712/
Mouloina712/
Mallinou712/
Malienou712/
Maslhino711/
Molinadh711/
Mollineu711/
Moolinga711/
Maslinos711/
Moulenou711/
Molengoy711/
Molionga711/
Mohlinga711/
Málainos711/
Maliongo711/
Mmolaina711/
Malingou711/
Moullina710/
Mollenou710/
Malina6720,125/
Maleno672,334/
Molena671,717/
Mollineau67274/
Maliño67163/
Moulengou67125/
Molyna6760/
Motlhoina679/
Moulignat676/
Maslinous673/
Molína673/
Maslhinot672/
Malyno671/
Moilainga671/
Molineauh671/
Malinaová671/
Moliña671/
Moléna671/
Mólina671/
Mollinaux670/

Molino Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Molino in the Russian language
Молиноmolino-
Molino in the Arabic language
مولينوmwlynw-

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