Molnár Surname

4,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116,530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Molnár Surname User-submission:

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

Molnár Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary107,1821:928
Slovakia6,8481:77911
Romania1,6861:11,9091,527
Czechia6281:16,9322,524
Sweden501:196,93513,646
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Finland171:323,33523,349
Denmark161:352,79524,706
England141:3,979,861125,553
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France31:22,140,907385,998
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Molnar (53,207), Molnàr (21) & Molnãr (1) are calculated separately.

Molnár (117) may also be a first name.

Molnár Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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

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Molnár Last Name Facts

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

Molnár is most common in Hungary. It may appear as a variant: Molnar, Molnàr or Molnãr. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Molnár? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,845th most widespread family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 62,538 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Molnár reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 92 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 864,112th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 117 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is borne by 107,182 people, or 1 in 92. In Hungary it is mostly found in: Budapest, where 13 percent reside, Pest County, where 11 percent reside and Hajdú-Bihar County, where 9 percent reside. Not including Hungary it is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 6 percent reside and Romania, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molnar9453,207/
Molnàr9421/
Molnãr941/
Molnor8345/
Molnárová806,845/
Molnárova803/
Mollnar77122/
Molnard7722/
Molnaar776/
Molnaur776/
Molnare774/
Șmolnar771/
Moulnar771/
Molnaird7124/
Molennor7122/
Molnaire7110/
Molennar713/
Mohlnare711/
Malnar672,623/
Molnarova67590/
Molnarová67244/
Malnor6789/
Molennaar677/
Malnárová672/
Moilenhour631/
Malnoor628/
Mhalnar624/
Malnour621/
Malngar621/
Malnard621/
Malgnar621/
Mallnar620/
Mahalnar575/
Mahalnor572/

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