Molčan Surname

447,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 762 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Molčan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molčan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia6941:7,689781
Czechia671:158,70824,305
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molcan94259/
Molčán944/
Molzan83417/
Molčanova8065/
Molchan775,828/
Molzahn771,938/
Moltzan77328/
Molczan77127/
Molcean7753/
Molcsan7746/
Molcian777/
Molzhan777/
Moltsan775/
Molcahn771/
Moolchan71343/
Moltzahn7181/
Mollzahn7134/
Moltchan7116/
Molchane712/
Mohlzahn712/
Mollchan711/
Molzahan711/
Moltzhan710/
Molcanova671,663/
Molzen67491/
Molzon67181/
Malzan67147/
Malcan67138/
Mulcan67115/
Mulzan6785/
Mulćan6744/
Molčánová679/
Molcon678/
Molchahyn674/
Molcanová673/
Moltschan672/
Molcen671/

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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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