Molva Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Molva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey431:1,809,80165,502
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
United States151:24,163,929685,360
France121:5,535,227269,324
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Molvá (1) are calculated separately.

Molva (73) may also be a first name.

Molva Last Name Facts

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

Molva (Hindi: मोलवा, Russian: Молва) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Molvá. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Molva? popularity and diffusion

The surname Molva is the 1,718,748th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 39 percent of Molva live; 36 percent live in West Asia and 36 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Molva is also the 1,134,117th most widely held forename globally It is held by 73 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 1,809,801. In Turkey Molva is primarily found in: Balikesir Province, where 37 percent live, Izmir Province, where 28 percent live and Ankara Province, where 16 percent live. Beside Turkey it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Molva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Molva has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Molva Last Name Statistics demography

Molva earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.6% less than the national average, earning $36,850 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molvá931/
Molvay9139/
Moulva912/
Molvat911/
Molvaux8344/
Molvaut8328/
Moulvad8327/
Moolvai834/
Moolvat831/
Mohlvas831/
Molua801,445/
Molvi801,293/
Malva801,289/
Molba80505/
Molwa80167/
Melva80147/
Molve8063/
Molvo8018/
Molvj804/
Molvy801/
Molveaux77102/
Molvault7728/
Moilwa736,211/
Malvas731,664/
Malvat731,307/
Moulvi73497/
Molver73349/
Molway7384/
Molvot7378/
Malvoa7369/
Malvay7364/
Molbay7338/
Malvea7337/
Malvai7335/
Moluat7334/
Molvie7330/
Molbah7319/
Malvaz7313/
Molvey737/
Malvad736/
Molvis735/
Moluha734/
Moulba734/
Maslva734/
Moolua734/
Mollua733/
Molwai732/
Mmolwa732/
Mohlwa732/
Mallva732/
Molbat731/
Molviz731/
Mohlba731/
Molbas731/
Molbai731/
Moilua731/
Moolvi731/
Moulua731/
Molvio731/
Molwah731/
Moulvy731/
Hmelva731/
Maulva731/
Molvij731/
Mholwa731/
Motlua731/
Malvais67494/
Malvaux67402/
Malvaud67299/
Malveau67249/
Malvaiz67207/
Mollway6740/
Malvaut6729/
Molyuha6715/
Molvost6711/
Molbach679/
Mohlwai678/
Moolwat672/
Moulbai672/
Malvauz672/
Moulbah671/
Mooluah671/
Mahalva671/
Moulver671/
Molvysh671/
Moilwas671/
Moulvee671/
M'Molwa671/
Moulbay671/
Motilua671/
Moutlwa671/
Mmolhwa671/
Mmoilwa671/
Molbash670/

Molva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Molva in the Hindi language
मोलवाmolava-
Molva in the Russian language
Молваmolva-

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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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  • 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 Molva
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