Molotov Surname

120,887th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,791 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Molotov Surname Definition:

(Russian) Hammer, an adopted name.

Molotov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2,9111:49,5106,528
Algeria2181:177,20921,974
Belarus1801:52,7849,007
Ukraine1471:309,67839,280
Kazakhstan1081:163,72716,077
Mongolia651:43,4663,839
Israel211:407,50632,346
Serbia161:446,55918,714
Transnistria151:31,6475,088
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Finland71:785,24338,644
Moldova71:508,76732,975
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Molotov (70) may also be a first name.

Molotov Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Russian) Hammer, an adopted name.

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

Molotov Last Name Facts

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

Molotov (Russian: Молотов) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molotov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Molotov is the 120,887th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,922,328 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Molotov live; 72 percent live in Eastern Europe and 72 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequently used first name globally, held by 70 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 2,911 people, or 1 in 49,510. In Russia Molotov is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 20 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 7 percent are found and Penza Oblast, where 5 percent are found. Beside Russia it occurs in 46 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 6 percent are found and Belarus, where 5 percent are found.

Molotov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Molotov last name are 4.89% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 41.88% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molotova931,885/
Molostov931,661/
Molodtov9310/
Molotovs931/
Molodtova884/
Molostovs882/
Molotof866/
Molatov863/
Molotev862/
Moletov862/
Malotov861/
Molodthova822/
Molotoff8016/
Molotaev806/
Moloteev805/
Malotova804/
Molostof801/
Mohylatov7528/
Molostoff7513/
Malgotova754/
Matlyotov753/
Malatov711,313/
Maletov7183/
Meletov7153/
Mohylatova7130/
Melatov719/
Molatow711/
Malatova6783/
Malyatov6733/
Möhlatov677/
Mahlatov671/
Melyatov671/
Molataev671/
Malletov671/
Maslatov671/

Molotov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Molotov in the Russian language
Молотовmolotov-

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