Mölders Surname

228,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Mölders Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mölders Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7541:45,8986,017
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Molders (335) are calculated separately.

Mölders Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mölders occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Molders. For other potential spellings of Mölders click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mölders? popularity and diffusion

Mölders is the 228,573rd most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,110,291 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Mölders reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Mölders is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 1,754 people, or 1 in 45,898. In Germany Mölders is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 89 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 3 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent live. Not including Germany Mölders exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 1 percent live and The Netherlands, where 0 percent live.

Mölders Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mölders has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mölders surname fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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