Milven Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Milven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Milven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland271:198,29010,618
England141:3,979,861125,553
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland91:415,91311,811
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Milvén (5) are calculated separately.

Milven (1,089) may also be a first name.

Milven Last Name Facts

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

The surname Milven (Russian: Мильвен) occurs in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Milvén. Click here for other potential spellings of Milven.

How Common Is The Last Name Milven? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,909,720th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Milven are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 91 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 241,864th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 1,089 people.

The surname Milven is most widespread in Scotland, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 198,290. In Scotland Milven is mostly concentrated in: Dumfries and Galloway, where 67 percent reside and Scottish Borders, where 30 percent reside. Not including Scotland this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Milven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Milven has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Milvén945/
Milvent924/
Milveen922/
Melven83124/
Mulven8317/
Milvin838/
Milvain77100/
Mulveen7747/
Mulvein7723/
Melvein772/
Melveen772/
Milvind772/
Milving771/
Melveng771/
Milvina771/
Mailvin771/
Melvent771/
Melvean771/
Melvene771/
Milvine770/
Melveine710/
Melvin6734,413/
Milhuisen67818/
Mulvin67402/
Melvyn67138/
Mohielvin671/
Melvine62437/
Melvina6285/
Mulvain6276/
Melvoin6243/
Melvyne627/
Melving625/
Melvinn622/
Mullvin622/
Melvynn621/
Melvain620/
Mullvain57163/
Melvaine5732/
Melvisin575/
D'Melvin571/
Melvinne571/
Meilwaine531/
Melvim502/
Missilbine501/

Milven Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Milven in the Russian language
Мильвенmilven-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Milven
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