Mirlees Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Mirlees Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
Mirlees Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mirlees Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mirlees occurs most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mirlees? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Mirlees occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Mirlees are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
Mirlees is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 50 percent are found and Texas, where 50 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Scotland, where 33 percent are found.
Mirlees Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Mirlees has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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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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