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 occurs more in Jamaica more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Martells click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Martells? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,343,156th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. The surname Martells occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Martells reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Martells is most numerous in Jamaica, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 44,153. In Jamaica Martells is primarily found in: Middlesex County, where 43 percent reside, Surrey County, where 42 percent reside and Cornwall County, where 15 percent reside. Barring Jamaica it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Spain, where 14 percent reside.

Martells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Martells Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Martells are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the 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
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  • 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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