Martells Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Martells Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Martells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica651:44,1532,715
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Martells Last Name Facts

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

The last name Martells is borne by more people in Jamaica than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Martells? popularity and diffusion

The last name Martells is the 1,343,156th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Martells live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Martells is most commonly held in Jamaica, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 44,153. In Jamaica Martells is most common in: Middlesex County, where 43 percent reside, Surrey County, where 42 percent reside and Cornwall County, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Jamaica this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Spain, where 14 percent reside.

Martells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Martells has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Martells last name expanded 6,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Martells Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Martells last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Martells earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 16.94% more than the national average, earning $50,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.99% less than the national average, earning $41,740 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Martelles9434/
Martels9332/
Martellz881/
Marthels881/
Martilles821/
Mortels8036/
Martles802/
Maartilles781/
Marttils751/
Marthles751/
Mertilles711/
Meyrettelles701/
Martilz671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Martells
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