Mollestad Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Mollestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mollestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2101:24,4873,257
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Mollestad Last Name Facts

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

Mollestad is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mollestad? popularity and diffusion

Mollestad is the 1,140,742nd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. The last name Mollestad is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Mollestad are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly held in Norway, where it is carried by 210 people, or 1 in 24,487. In Norway it is mostly found in: Southern Norway, where 60 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 38 percent live and Western Norway, where 2 percent live. Excluding Norway Mollestad occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Korea, where 0 percent live.

Mollestad Last Name Statistics demography

Mollestad earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 6.01% more than the national average, earning 366,888 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mollstead890/
Molstad881,167/
Molleta88146/
Molesta8834/
Mollstaidt840/
Molletta82103/
Molstead8242/
Molletas8218/
Molstadt820/
Moleta804,027/
Molsta800/
Mohlistad780/
Moletta751,613/
Malleta75156/
Mulstad7577/
Moletoa7542/
Molieta7531/
Malesta7526/
Muoleta7521/
Mouleta7516/
Mollita758/
Malstad756/
Molesto753/
Moletay753/
Moletha752/
Molstap751/
Moletai751/
Moleita751/
Molstod750/
Malstead7132/
Malletta7123/
Maalstad715/
Mmouleta712/
Maleshta711/
Moulgeta711/
Mulstead710/
Maleta676,419/
Molita67216/
Mahlstadt67106/
Moleto6752/
Muhlstadt6734/
Moleithay676/
Mutelstad675/
Mahlstead673/
Malsta672/
Moglietta672/
Mhalstead671/
Molsto671/

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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 Mollestad
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