Molis Surname

185,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

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.

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Molis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania9861:3,078467
United States4291:844,89364,474
Poland1851:205,45327,329
Spain1571:297,78417,995
Papua New Guinea1081:75,4979,888
Germany811:993,89568,573
France791:840,79499,796
Algeria541:715,39940,623
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Austria141:608,24554,975
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
England101:5,571,806158,774
Albania81:364,25716,885
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

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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Molis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Molis (Arabic: موليص, Hindi: मोलिस, Marathi: मोलीस, Russian: Молис) is held by more people in Lithuania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Moliš, Moliś or Molís. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Molis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 185,485th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,189,298 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Molis reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in Baltic Europe. It is also the 444,187th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 381 people.

Molis is most frequently used in Lithuania, where it is borne by 986 people, or 1 in 3,078. In Lithuania Molis is primarily concentrated in: Vilnius County, where 69 percent are found, Šiauliai County, where 16 percent are found and Alytus County, where 10 percent are found. Other than Lithuania it occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Poland, where 8 percent are found.

Molis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Molis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Molis last name grew 1,159 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Molis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Molis surname are 0.8% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.43% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moliš9352/
Moliś931/
Molís931/
Molise9112,056/
Moulis912,848/
Molist91899/
Mollis91572/
Mohlis91411/
Molish91127/
Molios9167/
Moelis9158/
Molies9156/
Molisz9125/
Molais9119/
Motlis9118/
Moilis9118/
Molois913/
Moleis912/
Moliss911/
Molhis910/
Moli8915,956/
Mojlish831,095/
Molisse83344/
Moloise83269/
Moulios83130/
Mollies8388/
Mollish8382/
Moulies8361/
Moulais8353/
Mollise8348/
Molisch8339/
Moehlis8328/
Moulois8314/
Mollois8312/
Molishe8312/
Mouslis836/
Moolish835/
Molleis834/
Mouhlis832/
Moitlis832/
Mollios832/
Moullis831/
Molliss831/
Moleish831/
Moleise831/
Mollais831/
Motliss830/
Moloi8080,422/
Melis8044,674/
Moles8010,918/
Molli8010,190/
Mouli806,788/
Molai805,818/
Mohli805,778/
Malis804,153/
Moliy804,012/
Molia802,711/
Mosli801,699/
Molid801,122/
Molit801,076/
Molio80522/
Mulis80417/
Moili80389/
Molie80387/
Mholi80288/
Molih80114/
Molei80110/
Moliz8098/
Moyli8090/
Molic8068/
Molip8062/
Molix8050/
Molgi8037/
Molés8036/
Motli8015/
Molys8015/
Molhi8013/
Molii808/
Mmoli807/
Muoli805/
Molès805/
Molui803/
Molij801/
Mális801/
'Moli801/
Mojli801/
Mouloise7728/
Molisova7725/
Moulisse771/
Motllish771/
Moullois771/
Moloisch771/
Mollaihs770/
Mullis7313,541/
Malish7312,851/
Moulai737,495/
Muhlis736,287/
Mousli734,694/
Moslih733,616/
Moulid732,391/
Moilid731,966/
Malise731,815/
Moyles731,803/
Mallis731,789/
Moules731,445/
Mehlis731,221/
Malhis731,132/
Malisz731,115/
Melish731,086/
Mmolai73970/
Mouhli73945/
Moulia73921/
Molles73826/
Motloi73775/
Mohuli73668/
Moulie73549/
Moglie73463/
Mouloi73432/
Melois73430/
Malies73381/
Malais73349/
Maulis73318/
Melies73286/
Moleus73248/
Molese73234/
Moïlid73213/
Matlis73210/
Moliea73208/
Mollie73205/
Moiles73174/
Moslhi73155/
Meelis73154/
Molaia73137/
Molice73133/
'Molai73125/
Molihe73107/
Malios7390/
Molich7374/
Mahlis7369/
Mollai7363/
Melais7363/
Malois7363/
Maslis7361/
Meliss7356/
Mulise7356/
Moylid7353/
Molaiy7351/
Maliss7350/
Muolic7350/
Maalis7349/
Melisz7344/
Mohles7344/
Mulois7344/
Molioa7342/
Mollic7339/
Moless7338/
Möhlis7337/
Motles7336/
Mollia7336/
Meleis7336/
Mählis7336/
Moulhi7335/
'Mohli7333/
Malijs7330/
Molloi7328/
Moilia7327/
Moulih7326/
Malihs7324/
Motlui7322/
Mhalis7320/
Moulli7320/
Mooloi7320/
Motlai7319/
Mohlie7317/
Moolic7316/
Molesh7315/
Moulei7315/
Moilie7315/
Mogliè7314/
Moulys7314/
Moleas7313/
Mulies7313/
Maelis7312/
Mosles7310/
Molets739/
Mulios739/
Molesz739/
Mollys738/
Meluis738/
Maleis738/
Moliej738/
Moulès737/
Mollij737/
Mollit737/
Malgis736/
Motlit736/
Moolli735/
Muslis735/
Moslli735/
Mujlis735/
Molyse735/
Molije735/
Muliss734/
Mulish734/
Moilih734/
Moolie734/
Melihs734/
Mohloi734/
Moolio734/
Mélois734/
Moulio734/
Moulij734/
Moulit734/
Molysh733/
Mohlia733/
Mollii733/
Melhis733/
Molyai733/
Moslid733/
Mollyi733/
Moolai732/
Maluis732/
Mollio732/
'Moloi732/
Moeles732/
Moslyi732/
Mojhli731/
Mooles731/
Moolia731/
Mosliy731/
Moslui731/
Muulis731/
Moiliy731/
Moisli731/
Molaid731/
Molait731/
Molioy731/
Hmalis731/
Hmolai731/
Muluis731/
Moilhi731/
Mélais731/
Molgai731/
Molaiz731/
Moglié731/
Maïlis731/
Mottli731/
Moslii731/
Mgolio731/
Mgooli731/
Mollid731/
Mollès731/
Molhie731/
Molhio731/
Moliai731/
Molioh731/
Muolyi731/
Mgoloi731/
Moutli731/
Muoloi731/
Mmolgi731/
Mohlio731/
Muilis731/
Malist731/
Meulis730/
Moulisová71395/
Mousellis7173/
Molloisch7122/
Moulisova715/
Mali67665,043/
Mola6790,575/
Mole6728,447/
Moly678,368/
Mouslih672,805/
Mallios672,240/
Malaise671,898/
Malishe671,146/
Mallais67972/
Mühleis67469/
Moselli67441/
Mulliss67323/
Moletse67320/
Mullois67308/
Mohylei67274/
Malisse67267/
Malitse67192/
Malisch67190/
Moleshe67149/
Mollitt67105/
Mullies67103/
Malleis67102/
Moisley6793/
Muhlish6788/
Melisch6786/
Mollese6782/
Molé6781/
Máli6775/
Mallise6774/
Mahluis6769/
Mallish6765/
Maulois6761/
Mulisch6761/
Mouliaa6755/
Mollich6749/
Molè6745/
Motlich6743/
Maluish6742/
Mahalis6742/
Maulais6741/
Mottles6740/
Mollice6737/
Muouuli6734/
Mullish6733/
Mallies6733/
Molesch6724/
Molitch6723/
Mocelli6723/
Mahlios6722/
Motelli6721/
Mehliss6721/
Molesse6719/
Moolyai6716/
Melhuis6715/
Maglies6714/
M'Moili6714/
Maloise6714/
Mouslli6713/
Muhliss6713/
Molless6713/
Molí6712/
Molj6710/
Moggili678/
Mehleis678/
Mouliaá677/
Mulaish676/
Maslisz676/
Meleish675/
Mmuhlis675/
Moutloi675/
Malioys674/
Mullise674/
Mullios674/
Molleus674/
Mulishe674/
Moslhii674/
Mahlais674/
Mahleis674/
Meluish673/
Molischová673/
Moullia673/
Muloise673/
Mosleys672/
Mahlish672/
Maehlis672/
Moullai672/
Moulait672/
Molliez672/
Muhleis672/
Mähliss672/
Maalish672/
Maslijs672/
Moulaid672/
Moulaiz672/
Matlais671/
Malaish671/
Masleis671/
Malheis671/
Maliesh671/
Moulhie671/
Moslait671/
Mottlui671/
Mutlish671/
Moillid671/
Molleit671/
Moelees671/
Mulaise671/
Mollays671/
Moiloid671/
Mouloid671/
Mocilli671/
Melishs671/
Melhies671/
Moilles671/
Mauslis671/
Maslihs671/
Maleish671/
Maliesz671/
Maïllis671/
Moulets671/
Motlese671/
Moëllic671/
Mosilli671/
Mosliph671/
Molahei671/
Moilesh671/
Moillic671/
Molloys671/
Mollaic671/
Mohlich671/
Melisså671/
Mehlies671/
Mehlisz671/
Máhlisz671/
Möhlihs671/
Mmotloi671/
Motllai671/
Malhiss671/
Moujles671/
Maleise671/
Maluise671/
Moulidj671/
Moulles671/
Molgess671/
Molhyts671/
Mohyles671/
Moislhy671/
Malisht671/
Moulees670/
Mallois670/
Mulluis670/
Maullis670/
Mehlish670/
Mollets670/
Moisler670/
Moylich670/
Moslich670/
Meelish670/

Molis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Molis in the Marathi language
मोलीसmolisa-
Molis in the Hindi language
मोलिसmolisa66.67
मोलिशmolisa16.67
मोअलीसmo'alisa16.67
Molis in the Russian language
Молисmolis-
Molis in the Arabic language
موليصmwlys-

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