Mehls Surname

663,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Mehls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mehls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3231:249,24327,070
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Mehls Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mehls is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mehls.

How Common Is The Last Name Mehls? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 663,740th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 16,122,889 people. Mehls occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Mehls live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Mehls is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 323 people, or 1 in 249,243. In Germany it is mostly found in: Brandenburg, where 32 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent reside and Berlin, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Mehls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mehls has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mehls surname expanded 1,363 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mehls Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mehls last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Mehls earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.07% less than the national average, earning $41,823 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.68% less than the national average, earning $38,914 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miehls91168/
Muehls9113/
Mels891,954/
Melse802,852/
Mells80729/
Miels80361/
Melås80158/
Meels80124/
Melsh8065/
Maels8050/
Mühls8015/
Moels8011/
Muels801/
Mihls801/
Hmels801/
Mmels801/
Melsø801/
Melsd801/
Mehetels770/
Mls75104/
Melles734,174/
Meglis7353/
Melsch7310/
Mellse739/
Miells737/
Maells735/
Melløs734/
Melsse734/
Mellås732/
Mell's731/
Muells731/
Mellese673,407/
Melz671,522/
Mielsch67375/
Mils67309/
Melsova67107/
Möls6787/
Melless6745/
Melš6714/
Mles6714/
Mlls6711/
Megliss6710/
Myls676/
Melx676/
Muelsch674/
Mlse673/
Mielles672/
Mühlsch672/
Mhlz672/
Meelles671/
Melllsh671/
D'Mells671/
Mlsz671/
Hmls671/
Mellest670/

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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 Mehls
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