A manufacturing method for manufacturing a molded surface fastener (1, 2, 3, 4) made of synthetic resin and in which a plurality of engaging elements (20, 20a, 20b, 20c) stand on an upper surface of a flat plate-shaped base portion, and each engaging element(20, 20a, 20b, 20c) has a stem portion standing on the base portion and an engaging head portion integrally formed on the stem portion, the method including a primary molding step for molding a primary molded body (11, 12, 13, 14) having the base portion and a plurality of provisional elements (70, 70a, 70b, 70c) standing on the base portion, and a secondary molding step for molding the molded surface fastener (1, 2, 3, 4) by heating the provisional elements (70, 70a, 70b, 70c) of the primary molded body (11, 12, 13, 14) and compressing the provisional elements (70, 70a, 70b, 70c) from above, wherein the manufacturing method includes: in the primary molding step, continuously molding the primary molded body (11, 12, 13, 14) in which at least a part of the provisional elements (70, 70a, 70b, 70c) has a primary stem portion standing on the base portion and at least one protruded portion protruded from an outer peripheral side surface on an upper end part of the primary stem portion using a molding apparatus having a mold member (42, 42a, 42b, 42c, 42d, 42e, 42f) provided with a plurality of penetration holes drilled to penetrate from an outer peripheral surface to an inner peripheral surface and a plurality of concave portions (51, 52, 53, 54a, 54b, 54c, 54d,) concaved on the inner peripheral surface and in which the concave portion (51, 52, 53, 54a, 54b, 54c, 54d) is a linear concave groove portion (51, 52, 53, 54a, 54b, 54c) or a concave groove portion curved in a wavy shape, and each penetration hole communicates to at least one of the concave portions (51, 52, 53, 54a, 54b, 54c, 54d), and a driving part rotating the mold member (42, 42a, 42b, 42c, 42d, 42e, 42f) at a predetermined speed; and in the secondary molding step, molding the stem portion and the engaging head portion as well as molding at least one pawl portion protruded on the outer peripheral edge part of the engaging head portion from the protruded portion by compressing an upper end part of the provisional elements (70, 70a, 70b, 70c) from above. in the primary molding step, continuously molding the primary molded body (11, 12, 13, 14) in which at least a part of the provisional elements (70, 70a, 70b, 70c) has a primary stem portion standing on the base portion and at least one protruded portion protruded from an outer peripheral side surface on an upper end part of the primary stem portion using a molding apparatus having a mold member (42, 42a, 42b, 42c, 42d, 42e, 42f) provided with a plurality of penetration holes drilled to penetrate from an outer peripheral surface to an inner peripheral surface and a plurality of concave portions (51, 52, 53, 54a, 54b, 54c, 54d,) concaved on the inner peripheral surface and in which the concave portion (51, 52, 53, 54a, 54b, 54c, 54d) is a linear concave groove portion (51, 52, 53, 54a, 54b, 54c) or a concave groove portion curved in a wavy shape, and each penetration hole communicates to at least one of the concave portions (51, 52, 53, 54a, 54b, 54c, 54d), and a driving part rotating the mold member (42, 42a, 42b, 42c, 42d, 42e, 42f) at a predetermined speed; and in the secondary molding step, molding the stem portion and the engaging head portion as well as molding at least one pawl portion protruded on the outer peripheral edge part of the engaging head portion from the protruded portion by compressing an upper end part of the provisional elements (70, 70a, 70b, 70c) from above.