Molčán Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Molčán Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Molčán Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680

The alternate forms: Molčan (762) & Molcan (259) are calculated separately.

Molčán Last Name Facts

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

Molčán is found in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Molčan or Molcan. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Molčán? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Molčán live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Czechia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 5,316,734. In Czechia Molčán is most common in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Czechia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Slovakia, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molčan94762/
Molcan89259/
Molčánová809/
Molcsán7726/
Molzen67491/
Molzan67417/
Molzon67181/
Molčanova6765/
Molcon678/
Molcánová672/
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
  • 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 Molčán
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