Mulder Surname

8,646th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Mulder Surname Definition:

Variation on Muller (q.v.).

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Mulder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands40,9551:41211
United States9,7141:37,3134,618
South Africa7,8251:6,924889
Canada1,9761:18,6472,629
Australia1,5611:17,2942,426
Germany6351:126,78015,469
France4501:147,60622,852
New Zealand3831:11,8232,052
Belgium3181:36,1535,895
England3131:178,01316,129
Thailand2271:311,18253,606
Brazil1381:1,551,26351,554
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Argentina1151:371,68228,832
Sweden1071:92,0266,708
Spain1001:467,52024,100
Indonesia781:1,695,502110,645
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Switzerland621:132,46613,073
Norway481:107,13114,344
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Austria371:230,14727,778
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Aruba321:3,234449
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Curaçao141:11,232389
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Oman121:307,3314,704
Israel121:713,13647,700
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
China101:136,732,1577,199
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Wales61:515,75523,171
Finland61:916,11741,832
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3641:137,96313,058

The alternate forms: Mülder (988) are calculated separately.

Mulder (147) may also be a first name.

Mulder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Variation on Muller (q.v.).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Dutch) One who ground grain, a miller.

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

User-submitted Reference

Mulder is Old Dutch for molenaar (Miller).

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Mulder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mulder (Arabic: ملدر) is found most in The Netherlands. It may also appear in the variant forms: Mülder. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulder? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mulder is the 8,646th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 110,923 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Mulder are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 760,591st most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 147 people.

The last name Mulder is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 40,955 people, or 1 in 412. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Gelderland, where 16 percent are found, South Holland, where 16 percent are found and North Holland, where 15 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands it occurs in 97 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found and South Africa, where 12 percent are found.

Mulder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mulder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mulder surname grew 2,669 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,608 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mulder Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mulder last name are 30.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.07% being registered with the party.

The amount Mulder earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.96% less than the national average, earning 339,288 kr per year; in Peru they earn 368.1% more than the national average, earning S/. 90,742 per year; in South Africa they earn 62.99% more than the national average, earning R 387,336 per year; in United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,440 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.88% more than the national average, earning $55,090 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mülder94988/
Moulder925,143/
Maulder9267/
Meulder9245/
Muylder9212/
Mullder927/
Muÿlder921/
Muldert921/
Mulderr921/
Muldere921/
Muldeur921/
Mulde9149/
Muhldeir861/
Mauldier860/
Molder831,442/
Muldez83544/
Muldes8335/
Muldeh8316/
Muldir8310/
Moulde835/
Muslde835/
Muldey835/
Maulde834/
Muldee833/
Meulde831/
Mulderová803/
Mouldey77179/
Moelder7774/
Mouldeh775/
Mauldey774/
Mouldez773/
Mulldee773/
Muldech772/
Meuldes771/
Moolder771/
Muselde771/
Muldair770/
Molde732,848/
Mulda731,315/
Muldi73175/
Muldy732/
Muldj731/
Mutildes713/
Musselde711/
Maucilde711/
Moulda67360/
Mouldi67139/
Mouldy6784/
Muldid6754/
Maulda6715/
Moldea677/
Moldey677/
Mauldi675/
Moldee672/
Muldis672/
Muldhy671/
Moldir671/
Moldie671/
Mautildes671/
Mulday671/
Muldai671/

Mulder Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mulder in the Arabic language
ملدرmldr-
مولدرmwldr-

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