Mells Surname

462,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Mells Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5241:691,71654,826
South Africa611:888,15957,770
England581:960,65648,451
Australia271:999,84158,390
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:300,93020,318
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

Mells (16) may also be a first name.

Mells Last Name Facts

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

Mells (Russian: Меллс) occurs most in The United States. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Mells click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mells? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 462,693rd most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 9,996,634 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Mells live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. Mells is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 16 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 524 people, or 1 in 691,716. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 31 percent reside, Georgia, where 19 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 20 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 8 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Mells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mells has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 639 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 28 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mells Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mells last name is predominantly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Mells are 11.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.02% being registered with the party.

The amount Mells earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 12.89% less than the national average, earning R 207,000 per year; in United States they earn 16.16% less than the national average, earning $36,178 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.5% more than the national average, earning $50,924 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melles914,174/
Mellse919/
Miells917/
Maells915/
Melløs914/
Mellås912/
Muells911/
Mell's911/
Mels891,954/
Mlls8911/
Mellese833,407/
Melless8345/
Mielles832/
D'Mells831/
Melllsh831/
Meelles831/
Mellest830/
Mills80328,085/
Melse802,852/
Mehls80452/
Miels80361/
Melås80158/
Meels80124/
Mölls80106/
Melsh8065/
Maels8050/
Mylls8020/
Moels8011/
Mlles803/
Mllls802/
Mellz801/
Muels801/
Hmels801/
Mmels801/
Melsø801/
Melsd801/
Mellesse7735/
Mellglis773/
Mls75104/
Milles733,502/
Miehls73168/
Mylles7372/
Meglis7353/
Muehls7313/
Melsch7310/
Möllås739/
Millås735/
Melsse734/
Millss734/
Millls733/
Mellez732/
Millsh731/
Millst731/
Millse731/
Mill's731/
Melleç731/
Mülles731/
Mmills731/
Melz671,522/
Mielsch67375/
Mils67309/
Milless67187/
Millest67133/
Melsova67107/
Möls6787/
Melš6714/
Mles6714/
Megliss6710/
Myls676/
Melx676/
Muelsch674/
Mlse673/
Møllsøe672/
Millese672/
Muilles671/
Hmls671/
Mlsz671/

Mells Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mells in the Russian language
Меллсmells-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mells
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