von Mollendorf Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

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

von Mollendorf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

von Mollendorf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1171:463,05738,677
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

von Mollendorf Last Name Facts

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

The last name von Mollendorf is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name von Mollendorf? popularity and diffusion

The last name von Mollendorf is the 1,620,164th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname von Mollendorf occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of von Mollendorf reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 463,057. In South Africa von Mollendorf is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 55 percent live, Western Cape, where 19 percent live and North West, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 4 percent live and Namibia, where 1 percent live.

von Mollendorf Last Name Statistics demography

von Mollendorf earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 95.01% more than the national average, earning R 463,416 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
von Mollendorff97186/
von Molendorf9659/
von Molendorff93377/
van Mollendorf9341/
van Mollendorff903/
van Mollendorft901/
van Molendorf8929/
van Molendorff86292/
von Mölendorff867/
von Molemdorff861/

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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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  • 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 von Mollendorf
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