Molise Surname

43,181st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,056 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Molise Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molise Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho6,5461:3117
South Africa5,3841:10,0631,249
Italy551:1,111,94072,628
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Molise (2,442) may also be a first name.

Molise Last Name Facts

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

The last name Molise is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Molise click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molise? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 43,181st most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 604,475 people. Molise is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Molise are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 149,794th most frequently occurring given name on earth, borne by 2,442 people.

The surname Molise is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 6,546 people, or 1 in 311. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Maseru District, where 27 percent live, Berea District, where 21 percent live and Leribe District, where 15 percent live. Beside Lesotho it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 45 percent live and Italy, where 0 percent live.

Molise Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Molise has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Molise last name expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Molise Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Molise surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Molise earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 49.59% less than the national average, earning R 119,796 per year and in United States they earn 25.91% less than the national average, earning $31,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molisse92344/
Moloise92269/
Molisee92176/
Mollise9248/
Molishe9212/
Molisie9211/
Molises921/
Moelise921/
Moleise921/
Molis912,285/
Molaiseh86561/
Mouloise8628/
Moloisie8615/
Molishea8611/
Molisset868/
Mollisee863/
Moulisse861/
Molisher861/
Molisier860/
Moulis832,848/
Malise831,815/
Melise831,621/
Molist83899/
Mollis83572/
Molisa83494/
Molase83464/
Mohlis83411/
Molisi83351/
Molige83241/
Molese83234/
Molice83133/
Molish83127/
Molios8367/
Molies8356/
Mulise8356/
Moluse8351/
Molisz8325/
Molais8319/
Motlis8318/
Moilis8318/
Molyse835/
Molije835/
Molois833/
Moleis832/
Moliss831/
Molize831/
Molhis830/
Mouliasse801/
Malaise771,898/
Moloisi771,322/
Malishe771,146/
Mojlish771,095/
Melisse77763/
Moletse77320/
Malisse77267/
Malitse77192/
Moleshe77149/
Molisha77136/
Moulios77130/
Mollisi77100/
Moolisa7792/
Mollies7788/
Mollese7782/
Mollish7782/
Mallise7774/
Melisie7771/
Moulies7761/
Moulais7753/
Maliase7740/
Molisch7739/
Mollice7737/
Moloisa7732/
Molishi7729/
Maliset7729/
Muliseh7719/
Molesse7719/
Muhlise7714/
Moulois7714/
Maloise7714/
Molissa7713/
Mollois7712/
Mohlisi7712/
Malisie7712/
Melisce777/
Molicie777/
Mouslis776/
Malisee775/
Moulisa775/
Moolish775/
Mullise774/
Molleis774/
Mulishe774/
Molashe774/
Moilase774/
Maliese773/
Muloise773/
Mouhlis772/
Molegie772/
Moitlis772/
Molliez772/
Mollios772/
Moolige771/
Molaisa771/
Melaise771/
Mulaise771/
Molissi771/
Motlese771/
Moullis771/
Molasse771/
Molliss771/
Moleish771/
Moliosi771/
'Molisa771/
Molizsy771/
Maleise771/
Maluise771/
Moilisi771/
Molaisi771/
Molause771/
Moloese771/
Moluisi771/
Mollais771/
Molasee771/
Motliss770/
Maelise770/
Moliger770/
Moles7310,918/
Malis734,153/
Moliz7398/
Molez7393/
Molex7383/
Moliš7352/
Molix7350/
Molés7336/
Molys7315/
Moleš739/
Molès735/
Moleß731/
Moliś731/
Molís731/
Mális731/
Meleisea71486/
Moletshe71177/
Molautse7167/
Malitshe7154/
Muslihse7143/
Mallaise7139/
Malaisse7133/
Molisova7125/
Meliesie7124/
Mallisee7124/
Malhaise7122/
Mallisse7118/
Mallishe7118/
Maliseha7118/
Muhleise7117/
Maliyase7113/
Moitlisi7110/
Malishee716/
Malisher715/
Malaisee714/
Malisett713/
Malisset713/
Malaisie713/
Mauloise713/
Mogliesi713/
Mühleise712/
Mulliser712/
Mulaisse712/
Moleeses712/
Magliese711/
Malliser711/
Malisees711/
Malishet711/
Mholisha711/
Moolijee711/
Moollige711/
Motllish711/
Moloissa711/
Matlisse711/
Maliashe711/
Malijsse711/
Malitsie711/
Moulliez711/
Moullisi711/
Moullois711/
Molaisay711/
Mollidge711/
Moloisch711/
Moletsie711/
Molijais711/
Molishid711/
Moluishi711/
Moluissa711/
Molusieh711/
Moulaisa711/
Maleyise711/
Melishie711/
Melissie711/
Mohlaisa711/
Moloiisi711/
Molesshe711/
Moleyase711/
Molisioa711/
Mollashe711/
Mollitsi711/
Moloyisi711/
Maliseth710/
Mulhiser710/
Mollaihs710/
Mollasey710/
Moleseed710/
Melese67162,964/
Malisa6715,732/
Malish6712,851/
Mulisa6710,566/
Molusi673,352/
Malisi672,188/
Malige672,008/
Moyles671,803/
Mallis671,789/
Moules671,445/
Malase671,408/
Malhis671,132/
Malisz671,115/
Melisi671,054/
Molesi67905/
Molles67826/
Malese67778/
Malice67735/
Moulisová67395/
Malies67381/
Malais67349/
Maulis67318/
Motloutse67254/
Moleus67248/
Matlis67210/
Molesa67200/
Moleje67196/
Maluse67191/
Malize67178/
Moiles67174/
Mollex67167/
Moligi67149/
Mulisi67146/
Mulize6792/
Malios6790/
Molizi6779/
Moleza6776/
Molich6774/
Mousellis6773/
Mahlis6769/
Mollez6764/
Malois6763/
Maslis6761/
Maliss6750/
Maalis6749/
Mohles6744/
Mélice6743/
Moletz6741/
Moless6738/
Mulese6738/
Motles6736/
Malije6736/
Molege6735/
Meluse6733/
Malijs6730/
Moleshead6727/
Moliza6727/
Mulhaisse6726/
Malihs6724/
Molesy6723/
Molloisch6722/
Maliaishe6721/
Mhalis6720/
Molesh6715/
Moulys6714/
Moleas6713/
Mosles6710/
Molets679/
Malisy679/
Molesz679/
Malishett678/
Mollys678/
Maleis678/
Motlautse678/
Motloitsi678/
Moulès677/
Malgis676/
Malyse676/
Molecz675/
Moulisova675/
Moleci675/
Molletshe674/
Molysh673/
Mulice673/
Maliez673/
Mélèse673/
Molezi673/
Maluis672/
Melize672/
Molegi672/
Mohloutse672/
Malishets671/
Mooles671/
Mouhlizis671/
Moloweshe671/
Hmalis671/
Molaiz671/
Malixe671/
Maïlis671/
Moulousse671/
Molace671/
Molleß671/
Mollès671/
Moleze671/
Molici671/
Moliji671/
Maslitshe671/
Mohletshe671/
Moleji671/
Malist671/
Meulis670/
Molech670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Molise
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