Molowitz Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Molowitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molowitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
United States181:20,136,607622,629
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Molowitz Last Name Facts

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

Molowitz occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Molowitz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,121,169th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Molowitz are found; 47 percent are found in Southern Africa and 47 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 1,464,262. In South Africa Molowitz is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 84 percent live, Northern Cape, where 11 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent live. Barring South Africa Molowitz is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 23 percent live.

Molowitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Molowitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Molowitz surname rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Molowitz Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Molowitz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.4% less than the national average, earning R 60,828 per year and in United States they earn 3.79% more than the national average, earning $44,786 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Molowitz
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