Mitchells Surname

799,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mitchells Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mitchells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3041:178,21619,593
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Mitchells (11) may also be a first name.

Mitchells Last Name Facts

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

Mitchells occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mitchells? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mitchells is the 799,576th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 20,762,239 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Mitchells live; 87 percent live in Southern Africa and 87 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held given name world-wide It is held by 11 people.

The surname Mitchells is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 304 people, or 1 in 178,216. In South Africa Mitchells is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 78 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 12 percent live and Gauteng, where 6 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Mitchells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mitchells has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mitchells surname expanded 185 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mitchells Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mitchells last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Mitchells last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Mitchells earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 59.36% less than the national average, earning R 96,576 per year and in United States they earn 52.84% less than the national average, earning $20,350 USD per year.

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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 Mitchells
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