Molchan

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Molchan, Molčan or Moltchan (Cyrillic: Молчан) is a surname.{{cite book |editor-last=Hanks |editor-first=Patrick |editor-link=Patrick Hanks |title=Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set |publisher=Oxford University Press | publication-place=Oxford, UK |year=2003 |isbn=978-0-19-508137-4 |oclc=51655476 |volume=2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vG7MZ9J6dAgC&pg=RA1-PA606 |page=606 |access-date=7 June 2021}} It is a less frequent form of the Ukrainian surname Movchan and is mainly found in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, and Slovakia.

• Russia: Molchan, less commonly Movchan
• Ukraine: Movchan, less commonly Molchan
• Czech Republic: Molčan, Molčanová (feminine)
• Slovakia: Molčan, Molčanová (feminine)
• Poland: Mołczan, Mowczan (from Ukrainian)

Notable people with the name include:

• Alex Molčan (born 1997), Slovak tennis player
• George Molchan (1922–2005), American spokesperson
• Vladislav Molchan (born 2000), Russian football player
• Youri Moltchan (born 1983), Russian foil fencer