Molière Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Molière Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 38 | 1:1,747,966 | 156,445 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Moliere (2,950) & Molieré (1) are calculated separately.
Molière (21) may also be a first name.
Molière Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Molière Come From? nationality or country of origin
Molière is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Moliere or Molieré. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Molière? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Molière live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 21 people.
The last name is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 1,747,966. In France it is most frequent in: Île-de-France, where 29 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 21 percent reside and Occitanie, where 21 percent reside. Beside France this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent reside and Switzerland, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moliere | 95 | 2,950 | / |
| Mollière | 93 | 22 | / |
| Moulière | 93 | 6 | / |
| Molières | 93 | 4 | / |
| Molieré | 90 | 1 | / |
| Moulières | 88 | 8 | / |
| Moullière | 88 | 2 | / |
| Molliere | 80 | 538 | / |
| Molieres | 80 | 178 | / |
| Mouliere | 80 | 158 | / |
| Molliére | 80 | 13 | / |
| Molierre | 80 | 1 | / |
| Molierie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Molier | 77 | 359 | / |
| Moulliere | 75 | 87 | / |
| Moulieres | 75 | 60 | / |
| Mollieres | 75 | 3 | / |
| Moliereis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mollier | 71 | 1,979 | / |
| Moulier | 71 | 546 | / |
| Molieri | 71 | 308 | / |
| Moilier | 71 | 111 | / |
| Moliera | 71 | 32 | / |
| Maliere | 71 | 13 | / |
| Maliire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moliéra | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moullieres | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moliery | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moullier | 67 | 242 | / |
| Malhiere | 67 | 57 | / |
| Malliere | 67 | 32 | / |
| Mouliert | 67 | 18 | / |
| Molliery | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mollierz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moillier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouslier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Molieris | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moulieri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malgiere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maleaire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mauliere | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Molière
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