Molčan Surname
Approximately 762 people bear this surname
Molčan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 694 | 1:7,689 | 781 |
| Czechia | 67 | 1:158,708 | 24,305 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
The alternate forms: Molcan (259) & Molčán (4) are calculated separately.
Molčan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Molčan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Molčan is found most in Slovakia. It may appear in the variant forms: Molcan or Molčán. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Molčan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 447,229th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,563,709 people. Molčan occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Molčan are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
It is most prevalent in Slovakia, where it is held by 694 people, or 1 in 7,689. In Slovakia Molčan is primarily found in: Prešov Region, where 65 percent reside, Banská Bystrica Region, where 16 percent reside and Košice Region, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Slovakia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 9 percent reside and Lithuania, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molcan | 94 | 259 | / |
| Molčán | 94 | 4 | / |
| Molzan | 83 | 417 | / |
| Molčanova | 80 | 65 | / |
| Molchan | 77 | 5,828 | / |
| Molzahn | 77 | 1,938 | / |
| Moltzan | 77 | 328 | / |
| Molczan | 77 | 127 | / |
| Molcean | 77 | 53 | / |
| Molcsan | 77 | 46 | / |
| Molcian | 77 | 7 | / |
| Molzhan | 77 | 7 | / |
| Moltsan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Molcahn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moolchan | 71 | 343 | / |
| Moltzahn | 71 | 81 | / |
| Mollzahn | 71 | 34 | / |
| Moltchan | 71 | 16 | / |
| Molchane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mohlzahn | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mollchan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Molzahan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moltzhan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Molcanova | 67 | 1,663 | / |
| Molzen | 67 | 491 | / |
| Molzon | 67 | 181 | / |
| Malzan | 67 | 147 | / |
| Malcan | 67 | 138 | / |
| Mulcan | 67 | 115 | / |
| Mulzan | 67 | 85 | / |
| Mulćan | 67 | 44 | / |
| Molčánová | 67 | 9 | / |
| Molcon | 67 | 8 | / |
| Molchahyn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Molcanová | 67 | 3 | / |
| Moltschan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Molcen | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Molčan
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