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 found in France more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Moliere or Molieré. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Molière? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,689,253rd most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Molière reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Molière is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 21 people.
The last name is most frequent in France, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 1,747,966. In France Molière is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 29 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 21 percent are found and Occitanie, where 21 percent are found. Aside from France Molière exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent are found and Switzerland, where 6 percent are found.
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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