Mueh Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mueh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mueh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Mueh (51) may also be a first name.

Mueh Last Name Facts

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

Mueh is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mueh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,817,111th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name Mueh is primarily found in Oceania, where 40 percent of Mueh are found; 40 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 34 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 51 people.

This surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 232,963. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: West Sepik, where 97 percent are found and Madang, where 3 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea Mueh exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Cameroon, where 9 percent are found.

Mueh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mueh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mueh surname rose 340 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mueh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mueh last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Mueh earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 66.84% more than the national average, earning $71,991 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mue864,033/
Mmue7583/
Hmue755/
Mhue754/
Muuh753/
Mmieh677/
Mie579,199/
Muu57331/
Müh5791/
Müth5092/
Mühs502/
Müch501/
Mhuu501/

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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 Mueh
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