Molis Surname
Approximately 2,285 people bear this surname
Molis Surname User-submission:
This surname derives from the eleventh century Norman French meulles, meaning 'barony' in Normandy. Rendered phonetically as Molis in Latin, the legal recording language of the middle ages, it became Mules, Mulles, Mullis and Mullies in modern languages of Europe.
Read More About This SurnameMolis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 986 | 1:3,078 | 467 |
| United States | 429 | 1:844,893 | 64,474 |
| Poland | 185 | 1:205,453 | 27,329 |
| Spain | 157 | 1:297,784 | 17,995 |
| Papua New Guinea | 108 | 1:75,497 | 9,888 |
| Germany | 81 | 1:993,895 | 68,573 |
| France | 79 | 1:840,794 | 99,796 |
| Algeria | 54 | 1:715,399 | 40,623 |
| Estonia | 35 | 1:37,766 | 7,217 |
| Russia | 34 | 1:4,238,913 | 201,756 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Belarus | 13 | 1:730,851 | 59,297 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Albania | 8 | 1:364,257 | 16,885 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 1:1,357,262 | 74,323 |
The alternate forms: Moliš (52), Moliś (1) & Molís (1) are calculated separately.
Molis (381) may also be a first name.
Molis Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname derives from the eleventh century Norman French meulles, meaning 'barony' in Normandy. Rendered phonetically as Molis in Latin, the legal recording language of the middle ages, it became Mules, Mulles, Mullis and Mullies in modern languages of Europe.
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Average Molis Salary in
United States
$43,911 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Molis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Molis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Molis (Arabic: موليص, Hindi: मोलिस, Marathi: मोलीस, Russian: Молис) is most common in Lithuania. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Moliš, Moliś or Molís. For other potential spellings of Molis click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Molis? popularity and diffusion
The surname Molis is the 185,485th most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,189,298 people. The last name Molis occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Molis live; 45 percent live in Northern Europe and 45 percent live in Baltic Europe. It is also the 444,187th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 381 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Lithuania, where it is carried by 986 people, or 1 in 3,078. In Lithuania Molis is primarily concentrated in: Vilnius County, where 69 percent reside, Šiauliai County, where 16 percent reside and Alytus County, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Lithuania this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Poland, where 8 percent reside.
Molis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Molis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Molis surname expanded 1,159 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Molis Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Molis last name are 0.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.43% registered with the political party.
The amount Molis earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 13.84% less than the national average, earning R 204,756 per year and in United States they earn 1.77% more than the national average, earning $43,911 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Molis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Molis in the Marathi language | ||
| मोलीस | molisa | - |
| Molis in the Hindi language | ||
| मोलिस | molisa | 66.67 |
| मोलिश | molisa | 16.67 |
| मोअलीस | mo'alisa | 16.67 |
| Molis in the Russian language | ||
| Молис | molis | - |
| Molis in the Arabic language | ||
| موليص | mwlys | - |
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