Molwitz Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Molwitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molwitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
United States201:18,122,947588,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Molwitz Last Name Facts

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

Molwitz is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molwitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,530,696th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Molwitz reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Molwitz is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 2,118,565. In Germany Molwitz is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 63 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 26 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent are found.

Molwitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Molwitz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Molwitz Last Name Statistics demography

Molwitz earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 63.32% more than the national average, earning $70,469 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mollwitz9399/
Malwitz86509/
Mulwitz8618/
Molvitz860/
Mallwitz80795/
Mühlwitz8022/
Molviz771/
Malvitz71203/
Melvitz711/
Meuselwitz711/

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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 Molwitz
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