Mueller Surname

4,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136,313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Mueller Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Miller [Middle High German mülner, O.H.Ger. mulinâri; Latin molinarius]

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Mueller Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States93,0951:3,893422
Germany19,8651:4,053455
Canada6,0811:6,059878
Brazil4,8571:44,0751,769
Australia2,5821:10,4551,552
Switzerland2,3021:3,568481
Thailand2,1621:32,6733,317
England8381:66,4897,720
Austria6901:12,3411,739
Israel5561:15,3912,298
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Spain2501:187,00813,054
Netherlands2071:81,58113,665
New Zealand1911:23,7084,155
France1511:439,88663,493
Singapore1371:40,2021,485
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
Italy1291:474,08349,291
Ireland871:54,1263,790
South Africa831:652,74348,091
Sweden791:124,6428,853
Philippines711:1,425,890102,315
Mexico701:1,773,23217,696
Japan681:1,880,06327,024
China661:20,716,9931,140
Argentina571:749,88450,572
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Luxembourg491:11,8482,062
Russia491:2,941,287160,625
Scotland441:121,6787,769
Belgium391:294,78634,540
Lebanon391:144,5417,224
Denmark381:148,54513,026
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
India271:28,409,829361,298
United Arab Emirates261:352,39522,843
Hong Kong221:333,4313,127
Ecuador191:837,15013,424
Norway191:270,64728,127
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Namibia131:185,3399,730
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
Vietnam121:7,720,5042,596
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Wales101:309,45316,869
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Brunei81:52,3411,746
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Greece71:1,582,82788,377
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Oman61:614,6626,082
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Curaçao41:39,312638
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Malta41:107,5681,849
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Belize21:177,7373,502
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guam11:160,1214,893
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tonga11:107,313791
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,3231:6,034756

Mueller (302) may also be a first name.

Mueller Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Miller [Middle High German mülner, O.H.Ger. mulinâri; Latin molinarius]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) One who ground grain, a miller.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

In German, it means "Miller" or someone who works with grains.

- michellemueller

Moeller is an occupational name, meaning 'miller'.

- spewki

Mueller Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mueller (Arabic: مويلر) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mueller click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mueller? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,126th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 53,462 people. Mueller is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Mueller live; 70 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. Mueller is also the 506,891st most widely held first name worldwide, held by 302 people.

The last name Mueller is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 93,095 people, or 1 in 3,893. In The United States Mueller is most frequent in: Missouri, where 11 percent live, Wisconsin, where 11 percent live and Illinois, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States Mueller exists in 143 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Mueller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mueller has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,119 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,223 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mueller Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mueller surname is predominantly Evangelical (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Mueller surname are 16.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.09% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mueller earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 5.47% less than the national average, earning 327,158 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 9.61% less than the national average, earning R 214,812 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.3% more than the national average, earning $24,585,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.35% more than the national average, earning $47,184 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.09% more than the national average, earning $54,696 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muellerr934/
Muellere932/
Muehller932/
Muellerz932/
Muelleur932/
Muelller931/
Muelleer931/
Mmueller931/
Maueller931/
Moueller931/
Muellger931/
Meueller930/
Muellier930/
Meller9214,003/
Muelle92750/
Mueler92162/
D'Mueller882/
Moeller8628,573/
Mellier861,999/
Meiller861,303/
Mouelle861,193/
Mellert861,105/
Mauller86542/
Meuller86384/
Muehler86249/
Mellere86215/
Mealler8658/
Muiller8654/
Mieller8645/
Maueler8620/
Maeller8617/
Mouller8616/
Muelher8612/
Meueler868/
Muellet863/
Muuller863/
Muellee862/
Meeller862/
Melleur862/
Mellerr861/
Myeller861/
Mweller861/
Muelear861/
Muelerr861/
Muelley861/
Melller861/
Muelleh861/
Muellle861/
Mmeller861/
Mesller860/
Mellerd860/
Muetler860/
Mller8367/
Muellerová824/
Muellerova822/
Meilleur804,540/
Meillier80792/
Mouellet80573/
Moullier80242/
Meallier80209/
Muehlher8058/
Meillere8028/
Meillear8015/
Maullier8010/
Mouellei802/
Meullier802/
Moelleer801/
Mielleur801/
Moulleur801/
Mmellere801/
Muelherr801/
Maellier800/
Meusller800/
Miller771,782,049/
Müller771,077,430/
Möller77124,811/
Møller7727,558/
Mbelle773,716/
Myller772,768/
Meiler772,520/
Mealer771,663/
Mauler771,516/
Meyler771,502/
Meeler77718/
Muella77342/
Meuler77284/
Műller77118/
Mieler7775/
Moeler7744/
Mwelle7732/
Mouler7731/
Muelli7728/
Mûller7716/
Muiler7714/
Muille7711/
Mellir775/
Muelly775/
Mejler774/
Mäller773/
Mllier772/
Mÿller772/
Mőller772/
Mlleur771/
M×Ller771/
Mũller771/
Mæller771/
Méller771/
Mïller771/
Muyler770/
Maeler770/
Mellerová7524/
Muehlherr7510/
Maiseller759/
Mellerova752/
Muellesch751/
Meillleur751/
Mouellhet751/
Mler735/
Millier712,009/
Millere711,468/
Meisler711,226/
Mailler71917/
Millerd71591/
Moulier71546/
Millert71215/
Meitler71210/
Meijler71187/
Mealier71114/
Meilert7169/
Mellior7164/
Moulere7164/
Milleur7163/
Mwellie7158/
Misller7148/
Millear7139/
Maelger7138/
Millerr7137/
Mouleur7136/
Milller7132/
Milleer7124/
Mausler7121/
Meylert7120/
Mauhler7120/
Myoller7112/
Möllert7111/
Mousler7110/
Mülller718/
Measler717/
Mioller717/
Maelher715/
Meilier715/
Mülleer715/
Meileur714/
Millerz714/
Meieler714/
Muilher714/
M'Belle713/
Muelloy713/
Millher713/
Moelher713/
Mejlert713/
Muhille713/
Mmiller712/
Mouleer712/
Meulier712/
Moiller712/
Mbelley712/
Milhler712/
Mayller712/
Müllerr712/
Mylller712/
Milletr711/
Milloer711/
Meuhler711/
Meysler711/
Mellojr711/
Mheeler711/
Moulert711/
Moutler711/
Muillet711/
Milleir711/
Müllher711/
Majuler711/
Maulere711/
Maulier711/
Mouelly711/
Mouellè711/
Mouellé711/
Muilles711/
Meheler711/
Meilere711/
Möllerr711/
Mølller711/
Müllere711/
Moyller711/
Muylher711/
Mealeer710/
Meahler710/
Mautler710/
Meilher710/
Meatler710/
Moellir710/
Mielher710/
Millesr710/
Meusler710/
Mouleyre67466/
Maillier67291/
Mailleur6761/
Maillere6749/
Muyleart6738/
D'Miller6738/
Mlier6725/
Muellich6725/
Mouleart6721/
Milleare6717/
Meillère679/
Maillert675/
Millertt674/
Mawelere674/
Moyelere673/
Mielheir671/
Meyhaler671/
Meiileur671/
Malleyre671/
Moillier671/
Mlehr671/
Muylertt671/
Møler671/
Méallier671/
Mouellhi671/
Milleart671/
Milleard670/
Mhler670/
Maulherd670/
Mllir670/
Mellhoir670/

Mueller Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mueller in the Arabic language
مويلرmwylr-
ميولرmywlr-
موللرmwllr-
مولرmwlr-

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Mueller Reference & Research

Mueller DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Miller FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Miller-1750RowanNC FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Miller-Brethren FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Miller FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Miller-1750RowanNC FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Miller-Brethren FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Mueller FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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