Molku Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Molku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Molku (60) may also be a first name.

Molku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Molku (Hindi: मोलकू, Marathi: मोळकू, Oriya: ମଲକୁ) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Molku reside; 50 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,270,172nd most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 60 people.

Molku is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Molku is most frequent in: Chimbu, where 100 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea Molku is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molkau9140/
Molkup9120/
Molkou915/
Molkut911/
Molkhou8381/
Moulkou832/
Malku80274/
Mulku8067/
Molcu809/
Molcut73116/
Malkou7336/
Malkud737/
Mulkau736/
Muslku735/
Malkhu735/
Mallku734/
Mulkuy732/
Malkau732/
Malkuß732/
Mulkui732/
Mulkeu731/
Malkui731/
Molcuț731/
Malkuç731/
Malcku731/
Maalku731/
Malkusz67266/
Malkuch67132/
Mallkus6714/
Malkous672/
Malkuss672/
Malkeus670/

Molku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Molku in the Hindi language
मोलकूmolaku-
Molku in the Oriya language
ମଲକୁmalaku-
Molku in the Marathi language
मोळकूmolaku50
मोलकुmolaku50

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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 Molku
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