Molnar Surname

10,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Molnar Surname Definition:

(Hungarian) One who ground grain, a miller.

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Molnar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania16,8091:1,194153
United States11,9771:30,2633,768
Ukraine5,1391:8,8581,048
Serbia3,5621:2,006281
Canada2,7271:13,5111,993
Germany2,0911:38,5015,105
Austria1,5111:5,636659
Hungary1,3071:7,511904
Australia1,1511:23,4543,220
Croatia1,0521:4,020454
England6251:89,1499,649
France5311:125,09019,016
Slovakia5001:10,6731,291
Russia4861:296,54930,431
Brazil4431:483,23818,263
Sweden4251:23,1691,892
Argentina3391:126,08710,673
Switzerland3091:26,5794,105
Spain2821:165,78711,953
Czechia2081:51,1228,579
Belgium1851:62,1449,994
Slovenia1621:15,3563,610
Bolivia1501:70,7763,360
Netherlands1331:126,97119,799
Israel1291:66,3388,273
South Africa801:677,22149,167
Italy731:837,76364,881
Thailand621:1,139,328167,850
Uruguay501:68,6357,289
Venezuela501:604,08210,803
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Denmark421:134,39812,049
Norway401:128,55716,659
Ireland391:120,7426,025
Portugal381:274,16410,086
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Chile341:518,13213,148
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Kazakhstan231:768,80449,532
Finland221:249,85019,707
Costa Rica221:217,2762,674
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Belarus181:527,83748,523
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Greece141:791,41484,075
Montenegro141:45,6833,117
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Wales91:343,83718,086
China91:151,924,6187,954
North Macedonia71:300,21016,548
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Bosnia and Herzegovina61:589,40014,340
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Malta41:107,5681,849
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Molnár (116,530), Molnàr (21) & Molnãr (1) are calculated separately.

Molnar (70) may also be a first name.

Molnar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Hungarian) One who ground grain, a miller.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

An occupational Hungarian surname, meaning 'miller'. The name is most likely derived from the old Germanic mulinari.

- nevaehw22

The Molnar surname is a Hungarian surname, meaning 'miller'.

- deleted-173293

Hungarian origin, means: miller.

- guldenstern

Molnar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Molnar (Arabic: مولنار, Russian: Молнар) is found most frequently in Romania. It may also occur as: Molnár, Molnàr or Molnãr. For other possible spellings of Molnar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molnar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,557th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 136,966 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Molnar reside; 46 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 32 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Molnar is also the 1,162,016th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 70 people.

Molnar is most commonly held in Romania, where it is held by 16,809 people, or 1 in 1,194. In Romania it is most common in: Mureș County, where 16 percent reside, Bihor County, where 11 percent reside and Satu Mare County, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Romania this last name occurs in 97 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Ukraine, where 10 percent reside.

Molnar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Molnar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Molnar surname expanded 133,078 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Molnar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Molnar are 9.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.23% registered with the party.

The amount Molnar earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 20.42% more than the national average, earning 416,753 kr per year; in Peru they earn 5.02% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,358 per year; in South Africa they earn 46.08% more than the national average, earning R 347,136 per year; in United States they earn 8.36% more than the national average, earning $46,756 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.53% more than the national average, earning $51,936 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molnár94116,530/
Molnàr9421/
Molnãr941/
Mollnar92122/
Molnard9222/
Molnaar926/
Molnaur926/
Molnare924/
Șmolnar921/
Moulnar921/
Molnaird8624/
Molnaire8610/
Molennar863/
Mohlnare861/
Malnar832,623/
Molnor8345/
Mulnar838/
Molnarova80590/
Molnarová80244/
Molennaar807/
Mulnard77188/
Mhalnar774/
Malngar771/
Malnard771/
Malgnar771/
Mallnar770/
Molennor7122/
Mahalnar715/
Meulnart714/
Mulhnair710/
Molnárová676,845/
Malnor6789/
Molnárova673/
Moilenhour631/
Malnoor628/
Malnour621/
Mahalnor572/
Malnárová532/

Molnar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Molnar in the Russian language
Молнарmolnar-
Molnar in the Arabic language
مولنارmwlnar-

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Molnar Reference & Research

Milner DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Milner FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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