Muel Surname

337,747th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,090 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Muel Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, meaning 'mill', denoting someone who dwelled by a mill.

Muel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5641:117,77117,756
Philippines2301:440,16654,426
Indonesia1541:858,76164,655
Spain601:779,20132,544
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England21:27,859,030389,889
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Muel (224) may also be a first name.

Muel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, meaning 'mill', denoting someone who dwelled by a mill.

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Muel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muel (Arabic: مويل, Marathi: मुल, Oriya: ମୁଏଲ, Russian: Муэль) is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 337,747th most commonly held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 6,685,822 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Muel live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Muel is also the 601,629th most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 224 people.

The last name Muel is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 564 people, or 1 in 117,771. In France Muel is most numerous in: Grand Est, where 51 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 13 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 11 percent reside. Outside of France this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 21 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.

Muel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Muel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Muel last name grew 138 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Muel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Muel last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Muel earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.11% less than the national average, earning $31,453 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mauel891,798/
Muehl89787/
Muell89260/
Meuel89143/
Mujel8970/
Mouel8939/
Muyel892/
Muiel891/
Mel8625,448/
Mouele8012,484/
Meusel804,108/
Mousel801,395/
Moutel80667/
Maouel80310/
Muyele80246/
Muggel80149/
Mauell8080/
Mouyel8052/
Mausel8049/
Mouhel8047/
Moucel8039/
Mauele8027/
Meußel8021/
Mouiel806/
Moujel803/
Mauuel802/
Mauyel802/
Mauiel801/
Muujel801/
Muisel801/
Mujeel801/
Mautel801/
Muiele801/
Mhouel801/
Meucel800/
Maul7520,089/
Mehl7514,369/
Mell755,419/
Miel753,341/
Moul753,218/
Mael752,613/
Meel751,283/
Meul75964/
Moel75847/
Meil75757/
Meal75582/
Myel75466/
Muil75244/
Melt75169/
Mbel75158/
Meyl75157/
Melh75157/
Muyl75146/
Meld75114/
Hmel75104/
Muul7599/
Melø7563/
Melå7546/
Mejl7538/
Mwel7528/
Mesl7523/
Mmel753/
Mujl753/
Melp752/
Mouchel732,425/
Mouelle731,193/
Moussel73496/
Meuchel73363/
Mouyele7388/
Mousell7335/
Mauchel7334/
Moutell7333/
Mmouele7329/
Meussel7315/
Meuseld737/
Mhaouel736/
Mausell734/
Mahouel732/
Mauyele732/
Mauwell731/
Mohuele731/
Moujele731/
Mouttel731/
Mautell730/
Maule6711,464/
Mould6710,402/
Mehal676,426/
Moule675,698/
Mayel674,691/
Meile672,205/
Mawel671,921/
Majul671,698/
Maull671,596/
Ml671,283/
Meisl671,235/
Mujal671,007/
Meale67984/
Megli67732/
Maehl67643/
Mojel67528/
Miehl67486/
Moehl67457/
Meyle67454/
Miell67430/
Moell67427/
Mujol67354/
Mahul67349/
Muyal67328/
Meitl67323/
Meahl67285/
Mauld67191/
Mowel67174/
Muyle67164/
Mohul67147/
Mägel67147/
Hmiel67142/
Moull67137/
Meule67137/
Mujil67134/
Mayul67116/
Muile67114/
Mahouele6790/
Majel6787/
Meall6786/
Mejal6786/
Maiel6781/
Mejil6751/
Muhyl6745/
Meuschel6744/
Mejel6744/
Meyll6744/
Mágel6741/
M'Bel6736/
Meyal6736/
Meell6735/
Meill6733/
Moyel6731/
Meijl6730/
Meihl6726/
Mijel6726/
Mauhl6725/
Mégel6725/
Mbell6724/
Miyel6723/
Meyel6722/
Melph6721/
Meiel6721/
Moiel6720/
Muill6718/
Åmell6718/
Muyil6715/
Meyil6714/
Maell6712/
Meldt6710/
Muyschel679/
Mígel676/
Meilė676/
Mejol676/
Mhael675/
Mweel675/
Mellh674/
Mhoul674/
Maulė674/
Mehlp674/
Mwael674/
Meild673/
Melld673/
Hmmel673/
Meyul673/
Mouël673/
Mgoul673/
Meyol673/
Muyol673/
Melth673/
Muial673/
Hmeil672/
Meuhl672/
Mauul672/
Maulh672/
Meilh672/
Mousseel672/
Meeld672/
Mbeel672/
Mellt672/
Hmeel672/
Mheel672/
Mejle672/
Muull671/
Muild671/
Mahaouel671/
Mausl671/
Meald671/
Mouyelle671/
Mouyl671/
Mousl671/
Meull671/
Meysl671/
Mellp671/
M'Haouel671/
Melll671/
Meilë671/
Mwell671/
Mohouele671/
Mwiel671/
Meeal671/
Meesl671/
Hmelh671/
Meial670/
Mouttell670/
Mehll670/
Muihl670/
Muilt670/
Meltt670/
Meuld670/
Mealh670/

Muel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muel in the Oriya language
ମୁଏଲmu'ela-
Muel in the Marathi language
मुलmula-
Muel in the Russian language
Муэльmuel-
Muel in the Arabic language
مويلmwyl-

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