Militon Surname

716,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Romania

Militon Surname Definition:

MILITON: From the manor of Millaton in Linkinhorne; from melin-ton, the mill dwelling; or melin-don, the mill hill. Melin-don would also signify the yellow hill.

Militon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2291:290,05644,463
Romania961:209,14420,627
Philippines431:2,354,377127,644
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Militon (1,147) may also be a first name.

Militon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MILITON: From the manor of Millaton in Linkinhorne; from melin-ton, the mill dwelling; or melin-don, the mill hill. Melin-don would also signify the yellow hill.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Militon Last Name Facts

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

Militon (Georgian: მილიტონ) is found most frequently in France. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Militon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Militon? popularity and diffusion

Militon is the 716,247th most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 17,861,632 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Militon are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Militon is also the 234,992nd most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 1,147 people.

The last name Militon is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 229 people, or 1 in 290,056. In France it is most frequent in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 33 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 21 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 10 percent reside. Beside France this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 24 percent reside and The Philippines, where 11 percent reside.

Militon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Militon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Militon surname increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Militon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Militon in the Georgian language
მილიტონmiliton-

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