Mellius Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Mellius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mellius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Mellius (24) may also be a first name.

Mellius Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mellius is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mellius? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Mellius is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Mellius live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 24 people.

It is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 2,110,897. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Groningen, where 88 percent are found and Overijssel, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found.

Mellius Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mellius has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mellius last name contracted 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muellius930/
Melliush930/
Mellus92109/
Melliu923/
Mllius921/
Millius86819/
Melleus8631/
Mellous8629/
Melluse8619/
Myllius864/
Melluis861/
Mellush861/
Mellu83477/
Mlius832/
Melluish80510/
Melluise801/
Mellou771,283/
Mellos771,118/
Millus77278/
Mellau77130/
Melleu77112/
Mellup774/
Maellu771/
Meellu771/
Melluš771/
Milliu771/
Mellhuish7519/
Mellhouse751/
Mlus7310/
Mliu735/
Mellouz71147/
Melloux71124/
Milliau71105/
Mellout7198/
Millous7177/
Miellou7131/
Mellouh7127/
Millush7123/
Melloud715/
Mehllou713/
Mislliu712/
Millhus712/
Milleus711/
Millyus711/
Melleuh711/
Mellutt711/
Mehellou67728/
Millu67198/
Mellouch67171/
Millhous676/
Melloult676/
Melloudj672/
Milliaud672/
Millhaus672/
Mellouhe671/
Mellouët671/
Melloosh671/
Milliaux671/
Myllu671/
Milluish670/

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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 Mellius
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