Mirlees Surname

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

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Mirlees Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mirlees Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875

Mirlees Last Name Facts

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

Mirlees occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mirlees click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mirlees? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Mirlees reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Mirlees is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Mirlees is primarily found in: California, where 50 percent are found and Texas, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it is found in one country. It is also found in Scotland, where 33 percent are found.

Mirlees Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mirlees has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Mirlees last name contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mirrlees93181/
Muirlees930/
Mirles9288/
Meirles869/
Mierles863/
Mirless861/
Mirlhes861/
Mirle83185/
Meireles8068,740/
Maireles80545/
Mirelles80344/
Mirlesse8017/
Mirilles803/
Mierlejs802/
Muireles801/
Mirrlges801/
Moireles801/
Mirrless800/
Merles77178/
Mirley7787/
Mairle7764/
Mierle7744/
Mirlis7739/
Meirle7716/
Mirlet7715/
Murles7714/
Mirlea779/
Moirle778/
Merlee778/
Mirlez773/
Mirler771/
Myrles771/
Meirelles7515,951/
Meirelhes7553/
Meireless757/
Mierelles755/
Mairelles753/
Meirilles751/
Meirreles751/
Mierlea71329/
Meirele71181/
Murless71133/
Mierley7159/
Mirliss7147/
Merlhes7138/
Mirelle7124/
Merrillees7121/
Mairley7114/
Mearles716/
Mirlher714/
Mirller712/
Mairele712/
Mirllys712/
Mairlle711/
Meirrelles711/
Meirelleis711/
Meirellles711/
Mirylle711/
Merlles711/
Míreles711/
Myreles711/
Merless710/
Meyrles710/
Mirille710/
Merle6722,860/
Merilles671,701/
Merelles67650/
Meyreles67646/
Mirielle67492/
Meirelis67471/
Mirly67191/
Mirla67162/
Meirelle6762/
Murlless6745/
Myrle6725/
Mirellis6721/
Mirli6719/
Meirelys6710/
Merrlles676/
Mayreles676/
Märle675/
Meerleer674/
Mrele674/
Myrelles674/
Meirelez672/
Murilles672/
Mirellys672/
Mehrless672/
Mairelle672/
Murelles672/
Miriller671/
Meirelhe671/
Mérelles671/
Merliies671/
D'Meirelles671/
Meirylle671/
Meereles671/
Mirlouse671/
Mierelle671/
Miraelle671/
Merrlies670/

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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
  • 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 Mirlees
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