Militello Surname

53,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,648 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Militello Surname User-submission:

(Italian) The Militello surname means 'one who came from Militello' (via Latin meletum; melus, meaning 'apple tree', and -etum, meaning 'abundance'). The name of 2 locations, both in eastern Sicily, near Catania.

Militello Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy5,0511:12,1081,917
United States2,9891:121,26412,956
Argentina8201:52,1264,388
Belgium2311:49,7698,099
Brazil1251:1,712,59555,994
Germany1221:659,88151,431
England761:733,13240,828
France661:1,006,405112,047
Canada561:657,95753,499
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Militello (29) may also be a first name.

Militello Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Italian) The Militello surname means 'one who came from Militello' (via Latin meletum; melus, meaning 'apple tree', and -etum, meaning 'abundance'). The name of 2 locations, both in eastern Sicily, near Catania.

- deleted-173293

The Militello surname comes from Sicily. It means 'apple tree'.

- honeylover

Militello Last Name Facts

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

The last name Militello is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Militello? popularity and diffusion

It is the 53,005th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 755,343 people. The surname Militello occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Militello live; 53 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 52 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent forename at a global level. It is borne by 29 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is carried by 5,051 people, or 1 in 12,108. In Italy Militello is mostly found in: Sicily, where 81 percent reside, Lombardy, where 5 percent reside and Piedmont, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Italy this last name occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Argentina, where 8 percent reside.

Militello Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Militello are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.85% registered with the political party.

The amount Militello earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 35.25% more than the national average, earning €40,617 per year; in United States they earn 15.71% more than the national average, earning $49,926 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.76% less than the national average, earning $47,815 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Milittello951/
Miletello89162/
Melitello898/
Militella892/
Milelo80286/
Mililo8087/
Mililio757/
Melielo756/
Miliolo756/
Maililo754/
Mililot752/
Mililos751/
Mililoo751/
Milhiolo713/
Milailou711/
Mailealo711/
Milila67661/
Milela67365/
Melelo6774/
Maillelou671/

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