Millamán Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Millamán Surname User-submission:

The Millamán surname comes from Mapudugun, Mapuche people's language, and it the abbreviation of milla manque, which stands for 'gold condor'. Mapuche last names are usually derived from the family or clan name group by the authority of a clan leader (lonko) or spiritual attribute (totem, rehue).

Read More About This Surname

Millamán Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Millaman (842) are calculated separately.

Millamán Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Millamán surname comes from Mapudugun, Mapuche people's language, and it the abbreviation of milla manque, which stands for 'gold condor'. Mapuche last names are usually derived from the family or clan name group by the authority of a clan leader (lonko) or spiritual attribute (totem, rehue). However, Mapuche descendants have been forced to adopt their lonko, rehue denomination as last names, in order to match the registration standards set by religious authorities (Catholic, Christian baptism) and state departments (Chilean and Argentinian Civil Registration Services).

- pamillam

Millamán Last Name Facts

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

The surname Millamán is found in Chile more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Millaman. Click here for further potential spellings of Millamán.

How Common Is The Last Name Millamán? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Millamán occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Millamán are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 100 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name is most frequent in Chile, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 8,808,237. Aside from Chile it exists in one country. It is also common in Argentina, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Millamán
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis