Molten Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Molten Surname Definition:

From Molton, name of two parishes co. Devon.

Molten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Molten (42) may also be a first name.

Molten Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Molton, name of two parishes co. Devon.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Molten Last Name Facts

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

Molten (Arabic: مولتن) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Molten? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,391,595th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. Molten is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Molten live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,566,439th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 42 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 2,588,992. In The United States Molten is mostly found in: South Carolina, where 14 percent reside, Ohio, where 7 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States Molten is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 4 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Molten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Molten has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 226 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Molten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Molten surname are 8.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.84% registered to vote for the political party.

Molten earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.83% less than the national average, earning $38,909 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molthen92258/
Moulten9221/
Moolten9217/
Moltien921/
Moltn911/
Moulteen861/
Moultien860/
Malten83249/
Moltin8315/
Moultn834/
Molttn832/
Multen831/
Moltem830/
Moslåtten808/
Moltina7756/
Moltion7729/
Moultin775/
Moultne773/
Multeen772/
Malteng771/
Moiltin771/
Malteen771/
Maulten770/
Maltn731/
Maalteng711/
Maulteen710/
Moulting710/
Maltin67346/
Multin67242/
Multem6748/
Mültin6743/
Maltén6713/
Multenova6710/
Multén678/
Multyn674/
Maltyn672/
Maltem671/
Maltenová671/

Molten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Molten in the Arabic language
مولتنmwltn-

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