Millan Surname

3,365th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166,382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Millan Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Millen,' probably of Dutch origin. The bearer settled in London in the 16th century.

1583. Buried — Alexsander de Millen, stranger: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1584. — William, s.

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Millan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico49,6521:2,500365
Venezuela29,0781:1,039198
Spain26,3411:1,775201
Colombia16,1081:2,966521
United States10,7131:33,8344,223
Philippines9,9591:10,166963
Chile6,0161:2,928466
Argentina5,7991:7,371741
Peru2,8051:11,3311,564
Cuba2,2171:5,197594
Ecuador1,3031:12,2071,947
France1,0481:63,3808,683
Brazil8371:255,7649,858
Canada4971:74,1368,387
Uruguay4601:7,460832
Puerto Rico3911:9,080480
England3841:145,09913,995
Paraguay3431:21,098841
Bolivia2911:36,4832,274
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Scotland2771:19,3282,273
Panama2071:18,9001,297
Australia1881:143,59415,358
India1221:6,287,421144,905
Germany1031:781,60657,825
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Switzerland791:103,96111,033
New Zealand751:60,3789,390
Belgium581:198,21826,032
Andorra541:1,553272
Italy441:1,389,92578,899
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Trinidad and Tobago401:34,0993,409
Poland351:1,085,96474,912
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Wales221:140,66110,115
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Ivory Coast181:1,281,73528,562
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Austria161:532,21549,801
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Costa Rica111:434,5523,937
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Guatemala91:1,786,9636,100
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
China71:195,331,65210,124
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Malta41:107,5681,849
Namibia41:602,35012,421
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Palau11:21,643223
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland751:59,0654,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2941:12,7321,504
England1271:191,93215,501
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1961:256,21821,129

The alternate forms: Millán (1,290), Millàn (30) & Míllán (1) are calculated separately.

Millan (3,924) may also be a first name.

Millan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Millen,' probably of Dutch origin. The bearer settled in London in the 16th century.

1583. Buried — Alexsander de Millen, stranger: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1584. — William, s. Alexsander Millen: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Names recorded in the Glasgow Directory are most probably from Irish O'Maoldin, descendant of Maolan (diminutive of maol, bald). compare Macmillan.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

1 v. Mac Millan.

2 the French Millan (also Milhan), an abbrev. form of Emilian (Emilien), the Latin Æmilian-us, from Æmili-us: v. Mill (French)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mac Maoláin The name of a Scottish clan which has become numerous in Ulster. It has been there used as a synonym of MacMullan. SIF 113

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

From melin, the mill. There is a place called Port Melyn, the mill cove.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Millan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Millan (Hindi: मिल्लन, Marathi: िमळन, Oriya: ମିଲନ, Russian: Миллан, Tibetan: མི་ལན་) occurs in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Millán, Millàn or Míllán. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Millan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,365th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 43,800 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Millan reside; 36 percent reside in North America and 30 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 111,786th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 3,924 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is borne by 49,652 people, or 1 in 2,500. In Mexico it is primarily concentrated in: México, where 33 percent live, Sinaloa, where 12 percent live and Mexico City, where 10 percent live. Not including Mexico it occurs in 102 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 17 percent live and Spain, where 16 percent live.

Millan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Millan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Millan surname rose 5,466 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 302 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 6 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 314 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Millan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Presbyterian (39%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Millan are 41.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.03% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Millan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.6% less than the national average, earning 209,018 kr per year; in Peru they earn 14.87% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,502 per year; in South Africa they earn 92.79% more than the national average, earning R 458,148 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.09% more than the national average, earning $25,446,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.1% less than the national average, earning $39,652 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.78% less than the national average, earning $46,809 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Millán941,290/
Millàn9430/
Millian921,494/
Millane92957/
Millang92926/
Millain92770/
Milland92405/
Miollan92342/
Millahn92145/
Millant92109/
Millgan9240/
Millyan929/
Millean928/
Millhan927/
Milllan926/
Millaan925/
Millanh922/
Millann921/
Mmillan921/
Millamn921/
Millank921/
Millaán921/
Millaín921/
Miellan920/
Mllan918/
Míllán891/
Milliand86131/
Milliang8678/
Millhahn8663/
Millatin867/
Millasin862/
Millaine861/
Milliane861/
Milliann861/
Milllian861/
Muillian861/
Millhand861/
Mmillian860/
Millhane860/
Millyain860/
Milliaan860/
Millon836,667/
Mellan831,014/
Millam83786/
Müllan8326/
Millón8323/
Myllan833/
Mlan801,080/
Millangue8027/
Millanová8010/
Milliatin805/
Millanova804/
Millacent801/
Misllayne801/
Million7762,283/
Melland77919/
Millham77560/
Millone77448/
Milliam77324/
Mellang77187/
Mellian77144/
Mølland7756/
Millhon7742/
Mellahn7734/
Miellon7718/
Millong7713/
Mellane776/
Mellean775/
Millyon775/
Milloin774/
Mylland774/
Mellyan773/
Mllahan772/
Muellan772/
Milloun772/
Mellain771/
Mllasin771/
Mellayn771/
Mellant771/
Myllyan771/
Millamk771/
Mellann770/
Millein770/
Millhausen7591/
Millianová755/
Millianova751/
M'Lan73362/
Mlang73148/
Mælan7367/
Mlian7322/
Mlaan7322/
Mhlan7322/
Mlhan7310/
Mllam7310/
Hmlan736/
Mlane734/
Mlanh734/
Mland732/
Mlyan731/
Mlean731/
Mlann731/
Mlant731/
Mmlan731/
Millhone71148/
Millione71111/
Mellahan7184/
Melliang7161/
Melliand7148/
Millaham7119/
Melliant7115/
Milliong7111/
Millheam718/
Milliont714/
Miellion714/
Millosin713/
Mellaine713/
Millyong712/
Millhein711/
Millhotn711/
Millhoun711/
Myllanne711/
Milliond711/
Milloing711/
Mellasin711/
Melleane711/
Mellyane711/
Mellhahn710/
Milloine710/
Mellon679,950/
Mæland672,010/
Mellam671,197/
Mlađan67206/
Mellassen67199/
Mhlane67133/
Måland6736/
Milleisen6728/
Millom6726/
Åmland6720/
M'Lang6714/
Mlamng679/
Mellanová675/
Mellán674/
Mhlang673/
M'Land672/
Millonova671/
Mllhon671/
Millão671/
M'Laan671/
M'Mlan671/
Hmlanh671/
Millánová671/
Mlehan671/
Mlyang671/
Mellangue671/
Mellassin671/
Møland671/
Mlhane671/
Milleisin670/
Mleank670/

Millan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Millan in the Tibetan language
མི་ལན་milen-
Millan in the Marathi language
िमळनimalana-
Millan in the Hindi language
मिल्लनmillana92.86
मिललनmilalana4.76
मील्लनmillana2.38
Millan in the Oriya language
ମିଲନmilana72.34
ମିଲନ୍milan14.89
ମିଳନmilana4.26
ମିଲାନmilana4.26
େମକ୍ମିଲନemakmilana2.13
ମଯ୍ାକମିଲନmayakamilana2.13
Millan in the Russian language
Милланmillan-

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