Million Surname

9,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62,283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Million Surname Definition:

(French) Dweller at, or near, a small field of millet; descendant of little Milo (soldier), or of little Emile (industrious).

Million Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia45,8791:2,126371
Malawi4,9141:3,484458
United States4,0941:88,5349,975
France3,0151:22,0312,559
Zimbabwe1,5811:9,7651,218
Cameroon4591:45,2495,951
England3731:149,37814,295
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Philippines2591:390,88150,526
Canada2381:154,81315,712
Nigeria2191:808,87136,014
Haiti1531:69,8293,830
Botswana1491:14,6772,860
Germany1051:766,71957,066
Tanzania831:637,85138,732
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Zambia441:360,22618,771
Austria381:224,09027,245
Australia311:870,82953,581
Israel271:316,94927,106
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
India191:40,371,862445,856
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Sweden111:895,16066,831
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Denmark81:705,58939,626
China81:170,915,1968,932
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Wallis and Futuna41:3,40266
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7491:67,0487,275

Million (35,868) may also be a first name.

Million Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Dweller at, or near, a small field of millet; descendant of little Milo (soldier), or of little Emile (industrious).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

which occurs in 16th Report of Regist. Gen., is probably a corruption of St. Mellion, co. Cornwall.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A name occurring in the sixteenth report of the Registrar-General. Lower thinks it may be a corruption of St. Mellion co. Cornwall. It is probably a diminutive of some other surname.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Million Last Name Facts

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

The surname Million (Arabic: ملـي, Bengali: মিলিয়ন, Oriya: ମିଳନ) is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Million? popularity and diffusion

The last name Million is the 9,097th most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 117,007 people. The surname Million occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Million live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Million is also the 24,267th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 35,868 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 45,879 people, or 1 in 2,126. Other than Ethiopia it is found in 78 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Million Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Million has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 547 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 518 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Million Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (93%) in Ireland and Orthodox (93%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Million surname are 23.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.86% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Million earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 44% less than the national average, earning 193,799 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.71% less than the national average, earning $42,409 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.72% less than the national average, earning $49,324 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Millione93111/
Milliong9311/
Milliont934/
Miellion934/
Milliond931/
Millon926,667/
Millin923,073/
Millien867,132/
Milling863,400/
Millian861,494/
Mellion86465/
Millone86448/
Millina86193/
Milloen8663/
Millhon8642/
Miellon8618/
Miellin8617/
Millong8613/
Myllion8611/
Muillin869/
Milliom865/
Millyon865/
Milloin864/
Milloun862/
Millimn861/
Millinn860/
Millint860/
Mmillin860/
Milln83793/
Millionova82187/
Millionová8214/
Millhone80148/
Milliand80131/
Meullion8083/
Milliang8078/
Millatin807/
Millosin803/
Millyong802/
Millasin802/
Millhotn801/
Millhoun801/
Milliaen801/
Milliane801/
Muellion801/
Milliann801/
Milllian801/
Milloing801/
Muillian801/
Mellione801/
Millingh800/
Mmillian800/
Millinck800/
Milliaan800/
Milloine800/
Millionnova781/
Millan77166,382/
Mellon779,950/
Millen779,486/
Mellin774,847/
Millán771,290/
Miglin77266/
Millim77245/
Millne7738/
Millàn7730/
Millom7726/
Millón7723/
Millén7713/
Mielln771/
Myllin771/
Mllhon771/
Millão771/
Millyn771/
Milliatin755/
Millinova754/
Millonova751/
Miln731,542/
Mlin73524/
Mlon7317/
Melling716,701/
Mellone714,033/
Mellina711,657/
Millane71957/
Millang71926/
Milland71405/
Millynn71364/
Miollan71342/
Mülling71333/
Milliam71324/
Moellon71279/
Mölling71206/
Millahn71145/
Mellian71144/
Millant71109/
Mellien7175/
Mliotin7157/
Millend7142/
Millgan7140/
Mellong7127/
Melloun7123/
Myllien7120/
Åmillom7114/
Melloon7113/
Miellen7111/
Millyan719/
Muellin719/
Mellond718/
Millhan717/
Muillen717/
Milllan716/
Millianová715/
Millaan715/
Milläng715/
Myllina714/
Millent713/
Millhim713/
Meellin712/
Mellionová712/
Millanh712/
Milleng712/
Maellon712/
Millann711/
Milleen711/
Miglinn711/
Myllong711/
Mllasin711/
Mmillan711/
Milllen711/
Millenn711/
Miglinė711/
Millamn711/
Millank711/
Millaán711/
Millianova711/
Melloin711/
Mellyon711/
Mysllin711/
Maellin711/
Meullon710/
Millhousen710/
Millngk710/
Meellon710/
Miellan710/
Muellon710/
Moellin710/
Millhen710/
Milluen710/
Melluin710/
Mellind710/
Milne6754,087/
Mling67303/
Mülln67171/
M'Lin67158/
Millhahn6763/
Melliang6761/
Melliand6748/
Mlian6722/
Melliant6715/
Mölln6712/
Mlong6712/
Mlone6711/
Mlina6711/
Mloen6710/
Mllan678/
Mellling678/
Meelling673/
Mlinn672/
Mhlon672/
Mllen671/
Mleon671/
Mlien671/
Mlind671/
Milng671/
Mloun671/
Mellasin671/
Mellonne671/
Milnd671/
Mehllohn671/
Mllng671/
Millhand671/
Millhane670/
Mellhone670/
Melln670/
Hmlin670/
Mehlling670/

Million Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Million in the Bengali language
মিলিয়নmiliyana-
Million in the Oriya language
ମିଳନmilana50
ମିଲିୟାନmiliyana50
Million in the Arabic language
ملـيmly-
مليوmlyw-
ملّيmly-
مليونmlywn-
مليmly-

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Million Reference & Research

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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 Million
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