Mlinar Surname

148,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,969 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Mlinar Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from the word mlinar, which means 'miller' in Slovene (one who works in, operates, or owns a mill, especially a grain mill).

Mlinar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1,3481:1,845175
Croatia5241:8,0701,344
United States4841:748,88258,523
Serbia1791:39,9164,090
Austria1441:59,1359,241
Bosnia and Herzegovina1301:27,2034,376
England301:1,857,26974,552
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
France31:22,140,907385,998
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Mlinár (65) are calculated separately.

Mlinar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from the word mlinar, which means 'miller' in Slovene (one who works in, operates, or owns a mill, especially a grain mill).

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

The surname Mlinar derives from the profession 'miller' (mlinar).

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Mlinar Last Name Facts

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

Mlinar (Russian: Млинар) is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Mlinár. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlinar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 148,857th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,454,546 people. The last name Mlinar occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Mlinar live; 73 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 73 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Mlinar is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is held by 1,348 people, or 1 in 1,845. In Slovenia it is most common in: Central Slovenia, where 29 percent are found, Upper Carniola, where 21 percent are found and Savinja, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Slovenia this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Mlinar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mlinar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mlinar surname expanded 4,840 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mlinar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mlinar surname are 1.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mlinar earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.28% less than the national average, earning $41,304 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.77% less than the national average, earning $30,916 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mlinar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mlinar in the Russian language
Млинарmlinar-

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