Molé Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Molé Surname User-submission:

It should derive from a nickname linked to modifications of the Arabic word mawlà, 'guide, teacher, superior'. The surname Molé is typically Sicilian, typical of Ragusa. Molea has a presence in the Catanzarese and Neapolitan. Moleo is almost unique.

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Molé Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France361:1,845,076161,051
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

The alternate forms: Mole (28,447), Molè (45) & Môle (1) are calculated separately.

Molé Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It should derive from a nickname linked to modifications of the Arabic word mawlà, 'guide, teacher, superior'. The surname Molé is typically Sicilian, typical of Ragusa. Molea has a presence in the Catanzarese and Neapolitan. Moleo is almost unique.

Variants - Molea, Moleo, Molè.

Note: According to the Italian white pages, 500+ people bear the last name Molé nationwide at the time of writing, predominantly in Sicily. Argentina also has a significant prevalence due to its large number of Italian immigrants. Hence most prevalent in France is incorrect based on current numbers.

- gm1974

Molé Last Name Facts

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

The last name Molé is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Mole, Molè or Môle. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molé? popularity and diffusion

The surname Molé is the 2,091,648th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. Molé occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Molé live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 44 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most common in France, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 1,845,076. In France it is most frequent in: Île-de-France, where 53 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 22 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 8 percent are found. Besides France it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in New Caledonia, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mole9228,447/
Molè9245/
Mollé89103/
Molés8936/
Molér892/
Moulé892/
Moléa891/
Môle831/
Moullé8020/
Moglié801/
Mola7590,575/
Moli7515,956/
Moly758,368/
Malé75444/
Molí7512/
Molj7510/
Málé751/
Molla671,319,787/
Moloi6780,422/
Moola6717,224/
Moula6716,028/
Molya6714,696/
Mouly6712,993/
Molle6711,401/
Moyle6711,169/
Moles6710,918/
Molli6710,190/
Mmola679,335/
Mouli676,788/
Molai675,818/
Mohli675,778/
Moule675,698/
Molly675,075/
Molea674,345/
Moliy674,012/
Moila673,748/
Mmole673,581/
Moler672,904/
Molia672,711/
Molis672,285/
Molet671,951/
Mosli671,699/
Moole671,490/
Molay671,184/
Molid671,122/
Molit671,076/
Mallé671,064/
Moile67930/
Moley67848/
Moulj67789/
Molee67638/
Mohle67577/
Molio67522/
Moloy67460/
Mgole67427/
Mohly67415/
Moily67405/
Moili67389/
Molie67387/
Mhole67373/
Maléř67305/
Mholi67288/
Muola67278/
Mosle67262/
Moleh67214/
Molge67204/
Moloa67162/
Mollá67153/
'Mole67144/
Moyla67131/
Molaj67116/
Molih67114/
Molei67110/
Mhola67103/
Moliz6798/
Molez6793/
Moleu6791/
Moyli6790/
Motle6772/
Molyo6763/
Molip6762/
Moliš6752/
Molaa6749/
Molhe6741/
Molej6739/
Molgi6737/
Molyd6736/
Moled6729/
Muole6725/
Molhy6719/
Motli6715/
Molep6715/
Molhi6713/
Mooly6712/
Moleš679/
Mojle679/
Molii678/
Mmoli677/
Muoli675/
Molès675/
Molui673/
Maléa673/
Malét673/
Mojla673/
Moloj672/
Moïla672/
Maslé672/
Molje671/
Hmola671/
Malée671/
Moûle671/
Moleß671/
Molij671/
Moliś671/
Moluj671/
Molèa671/
Molís671/
Mmoly671/
Mólés671/
'Moli671/
Molyt671/
Mojli671/

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