Mollendorff Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Qatar

Mollendorff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mollendorff Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Mollendorff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mollendorff occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mollendorff? popularity and diffusion

Mollendorff is the 3,274,477th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Mollendorff are found; 83 percent are found in South America and 83 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 7,135,811. In Brazil Mollendorff is most frequent in: Minas Gerais, where 63 percent live, São Paulo, where 23 percent live and Espírito Santo, where 7 percent live. Barring Brazil this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 14 percent live and Qatar, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Molendorff9528/
Moellendorf91367/
Mullendorff9123/
Müllendorff913/
Mollendorfz911/
Molendorf9015/
Molendorfe8613/
Mullendorf862/
Mahlendorff8223/
Melendorf802/
Malendorf800/
Mahlendorf76215/
Muhlendorf7629/
Mühlendorph6438/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mollendorff
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