Molken Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Molken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Molken (39) may also be a first name.

Molken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Molken (Russian: Молкен) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Molken.

How Common Is The Last Name Molken? popularity and diffusion

The surname Molken is the 3,730,171st most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 86 percent of Molken live; 86 percent live in Oceania Islands and 86 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Molken is also the 1,637,361st most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 39 people.

It is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Eastern Highlands, where 79 percent live, Jiwaka, where 17 percent live and East New Britain, where 4 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 7 percent live and The Netherlands, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molkeen926/
Moelken921/
Molkn911/
Moløkken86151/
Moolkaen864/
Malken831,104/
Molkin83115/
Mulken8360/
Mülken8344/
Molkyn8319/
Molcen831/
Mulkeen77733/
Molkina77106/
Molchen7783/
Molkyna7716/
Mollkin773/
Molkeem773/
Malkeen771/
Moolkin771/
Moulcen771/
Mullken770/
Mulkuen770/
Malkn731/
Mohylkyn7134/
Malkienė711/
Malkin6713,541/
Malkyn67356/
Mulkin67298/
Mohylkyna6730/
Malkenova6727/
Mulkyn6717/
Malkén674/
Malcen674/
Matlekeng671/
Mõlkin671/
Malqen671/

Molken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Molken in the Russian language
Молкенmolken-

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