Molly Surname

93,920th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,075 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Suriname

Molly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad7701:17,6522,191
Iraq5661:61,8762,250
Afghanistan4791:67,1262,082
United States4471:810,87062,361
Israel2901:29,5094,231
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
France2531:262,54040,467
India2201:3,486,66199,274
Germany1441:559,06646,014
Malaysia981:300,96116,456
Indonesia971:1,363,39493,839
Liberia891:49,5344,428
Russia891:1,619,360108,163
Suriname891:6,2091,452
Iran871:882,55842,611
Kenya861:536,97626,431
Belgium841:136,86519,611
Papua New Guinea811:100,66313,542
Yemen791:334,4979,960
Netherlands781:216,50229,188
Haiti581:184,2057,235
England531:1,051,28451,324
Uganda481:813,31838,363
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Canada411:898,67368,969
China401:34,183,0391,815
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Cameroon311:669,97049,334
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Australia291:930,88655,860
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Syria111:1,754,6388,509
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland421:105,4736,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
Scotland211:178,2486,976
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Molly (296,338) may also be a first name.

Molly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Molly (Arabic: مولى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﻟﻲ, Hindi: मौली, Marathi: मॉली) is more frequently found in Chad than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Molly.

How Common Is The Last Name Molly? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 93,920th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,435,970 people. The last name Molly is mostly found in Asia, where 41 percent of Molly reside; 19 percent reside in West Asia and 15 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,547th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 296,338 people.

The last name Molly is most prevalent in Chad, where it is held by 770 people, or 1 in 17,652. Other than Chad it exists in 90 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 11 percent live and Afghanistan, where 9 percent live.

Molly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Molly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Molly surname rose 1,118 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 48 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Molly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Molly surname is chiefly Catholic (81%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (80%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Molly last name are 12.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.18% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Molly earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 52.25% less than the national average, earning R 113,472 per year; in United States they earn 5.69% less than the national average, earning $40,693 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.71% less than the national average, earning $44,362 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mollya91213,152/
Molloy9140,294/
Molley911,666/
Mollay91431/
Mollyo9114/
Moully9113/
Mollyt916/
Mollyi913/
Mholly911/
Moilly911/
Moolly911/
Mgolly911/
Moly898,368/
Moollya83101/
Mollaya8313/
Moullay838/
Molllya837/
Moolley832/
Motlley831/
Motelly831/
Mollays831/
Moulley831/
Moulloy831/
Mollloy831/
Molloys831/
Mosilly831/
Muoslly831/
Molloey830/
Moslley830/
Molla801,319,787/
Molya8014,696/
Mouly8012,993/
Molle8011,401/
Molli8010,190/
Mally806,634/
Moliy804,012/
Molay801,184/
Moley80848/
Mully80686/
Moloy80460/
Mohly80415/
Moily80405/
Mollá80153/
Mollé80103/
Molyo8063/
Molyd8036/
Molhy8019/
Mülly8018/
Mooly8012/
Málly8010/
Mmoly801/
Molyt801/
Moselley772/
Mosselly772/
Moollyaa771/
Mollyaaa771/
Mollyaha771/
Mouselly771/
Mottlley771/
Mosley7362,953/
Moulay7328,108/
Malloy7326,227/
Mallya7322,241/
Moller7321,544/
Motley7315,098/
Malley7314,872/
Mollet737,353/
Moolla733,954/
Mulloy733,335/
Moulla732,994/
Moolya732,460/
Mulley732,357/
Mallay731,444/
Moilay731,163/
Mollaj73869/
Molles73826/
Mollis73572/
Mouley73400/
Mollla73368/
Mullay73315/
Moulle73307/
Moslhy73277/
Mhally73261/
Mollee73256/
Mholya73244/
Mollea73237/
Moille73209/
Mollie73205/
Mullya73202/
Molaya73153/
Moelle73131/
Moilla73128/
Molhay7392/
Mooley7374/
Mollez7364/
Mollai7363/
Moolay7354/
Molaiy7351/
Mohley7345/
Mollaa7340/
Mollia7336/
Mosloy7336/
Molloi7328/
Moullé7320/
Moulli7320/
Moyloy7319/
Mohlay7318/
Mmolla7314/
Moulys7314/
Mallyo7313/
Molaay7313/
Moyley7311/
Molloa7311/
Moulya739/
Maully739/
Moelli739/
Mholyo739/
Mollij737/
Mollit737/
Moolli735/
Mmolle735/
Mouyly735/
Meully735/
Moslli735/
Mallyi734/
Moslay734/
Molleh734/
Mouhly734/
Mottly733/
Mollii733/
Molled733/
Mulluy733/
Molyai733/
Molytė733/
Motloy733/
Moloyd732/
Moeley732/
Moilya732/
Mothly732/
Mulliy732/
Moosly732/
Mollio732/
Moslyi732/
Moiley731/
Mholla731/
Mallhy731/
Mallyy731/
Mosliy731/
Mosluy731/
Muslly731/
Muolle731/
Mohlle731/
Mohlya731/
Moiliy731/
Molioy731/
Mollge731/
Matlly731/
Mahlly731/
Mouloy731/
Moulyo731/
Moylle731/
Moëlla731/
Mgouly731/
Moilyt731/
Molleß731/
Mollid731/
Mollès731/
Muolla731/
Muolyi731/
Muoloy731/
Muosly731/
Mullyh731/
Mullys730/
Molouy730/
Motlay730/
Molleu730/
Mootly730/
Mollayová7114/
Mousselly712/
Moschilly711/
Mola6790,575/
Mole6728,447/
Moli6715,956/
Maly678,505/
Mollett672,364/
Mottley671,969/
Mousley671,683/
Moselle671,649/
Moullet671,129/
Mullahy67577/
Muly67485/
Mallaya67471/
Motelle67462/
Moselli67441/
Mullaya67267/
Mahally67151/
Mollitt67105/
Moisley6793/
Mollish6782/
Molé6781/
Motlych6781/
Moillet6771/
Mollich6749/
Moollee6748/
Molè6745/
Mallaiy6740/
Mocelli6723/
Mallahy6722/
Motelli6721/
Malleys6718/
Malloyd6717/
Mouller6716/
Mály6716/
Moolyai6716/
Moulaya6715/
Molyuha6715/
Moslehy6714/
Mouslli6713/
Molless6713/
Mollois6712/
Molí6712/
Mohlych6712/
Moolyaa6710/
Molj6710/
Maullya677/
Moitley676/
Motille676/
Moosley675/
Mosille674/
Mohller674/
Molleis674/
Mouslhy674/
Moilaya673/
Moullia673/
Mollajh673/
Mosleey672/
Mosleys672/
Moolaya672/
Mulloys672/
Mollerr672/
Moiller672/
Moullai672/
Mooslle671/
Mosleyt671/
Muselly671/
Mullauy671/
Mulleey671/
Mulliay671/
Mullooy671/
Moillid671/
Molleit671/
Modtley671/
D'Mally671/
Mooller671/
Mocilli671/
Moilles671/
Malloys671/
Moullis671/
Mosilli671/
Molahay671/
Molliss671/
Mollaja671/
Molleha671/
D'Molla671/
Mmoller671/
Motllai671/
Mouslle671/
Moyller671/
Moulles671/
Moslhey671/
Molhyts671/
Mollais671/
Moislhy671/
Mosller670/
Mallhys670/
Maulley670/
Mouhley670/
Mollets670/
Mullhay670/
Mothley670/
Malleyh670/
Mullohy670/

Molly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Molly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻮﻟﻲmwly-
Molly in the Hindi language
मौलीmauli65.22
मोलीmoli26.09
मॉलीmoli4.35
मोल्लीmolli4.35
Molly in the Marathi language
मॉलीmoli54.88
मोलीmoli41.46
मोलmola1.22
मोलीयmoliya1.22
मोलाmola1.22
Molly in the Arabic language
مولىmwly-
مولليmwlly-
موليmwly-

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