Moloku Surname

630,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Moloku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moloku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4531:291,94126,064
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England61:9,286,343223,652
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Moloku (15) may also be a first name.

Moloku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moloku occurs most in Indonesia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Moloku.

How Common Is The Last Name Moloku? popularity and diffusion

Moloku is the 630,290th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 15,025,868 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Moloku reside; 92 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 92 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 15 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 453 people, or 1 in 291,941. In Indonesia Moloku is most prevalent in: North Maluku, where 96 percent reside, North Sulawesi, where 2 percent reside and Papua, where 2 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molokou9213/
Molioku923/
Molokuu923/
Molokeu922/
Molouku921/
Mooloku921/
Moulokou869/
Mollokus863/
Muolioku861/
Moloukou861/
Maloku837,370/
Moluku83294/
Molaku8311/
Meloku836/
Muloku835/
Moleku832/
Mouloukou8027/
Molokoe77187/
Malioku7720/
Molaeku7712/
Mollaku7710/
Malooku774/
Melokou774/
Mahloku774/
Malokeu771/
Moeleku771/
Molakou771/
Malyoku771/
Malokou771/
Mouleku771/
Moulaku771/
Moulucou7145/
Maloukou7135/
Moelaeku716/
Moulekeu711/
Meloukou711/
Mohlekhu711/
Mothlaku711/
Mmolokoe711/
Moulakou711/
Melaku67184,566/
Maluku673,805/
Malaku672,721/
Meleku672,271/
Mulaku671,611/
Maleku67756/
Muluku67641/
Malocu6768/
Mouliakou6716/

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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 Moloku
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