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 surname Mölders has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be found as: Molders. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mölders? popularity and diffusion

It is the 228,573rd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,110,291 people. The last name Mölders is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Mölders live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 1,754 people, or 1 in 45,898. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 89 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 3 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 1 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 0 percent are found.

Mölders Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mölders has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mölders last name 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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