Moolman Surname

47,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Moolman Surname Definition:

“Mill Man” in Dutch, i.e. Miller.

Moolman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa10,2861:5,267661
England1321:422,10728,563
Namibia791:30,4994,636
Thailand551:1,284,334183,539
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Australia341:793,99150,673
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Moolman (29) may also be a first name.

Moolman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Mill Man” in Dutch, i.e. Miller.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Moolman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moolman is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moolman? popularity and diffusion

The surname Moolman is the 47,934th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 676,401 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Moolman are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 29 people.

Moolman is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 10,286 people, or 1 in 5,267. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 27 percent are found, Western Cape, where 21 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 11 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 41 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Namibia, where 1 percent are found.

Moolman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Moolman has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Moolman surname increased 6,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moolman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Moolman last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Moolman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.12% more than the national average, earning R 437,532 per year; in United States they earn 24.51% more than the national average, earning $53,723 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.53% more than the national average, earning $56,406 CAD per year.

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