Mullivan Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

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

Mullivan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mullivan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Mullivan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mullivan has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mullivan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mullivan is the 3,602,217th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Mullivan live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Mullivan is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States Mullivan is mostly concentrated in: South Dakota, where 41 percent are found, Louisiana, where 28 percent are found and Oregon, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 3 percent are found.

Mullivan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mullivan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mullivan last name increased 2,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mullivan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mullivan surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

Mullivan earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.13% more than the national average, earning $55,720 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Muliban809/
Mulevan808/
Muliwan804/
Mulyvan801/
Mulivanova7816/
Mulibane7517/
Mauliban751/
Mulimpain711/
Mulevanova6751/
Miliwan6722/
Mulyvanova6714/
Moliwan678/
Mulibam671/
Maulibahan671/
Moloyvan633/
Moleavan631/
Mollevon631/
Milihuan631/
Molevon531/
Miluewan507/

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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
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  • 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 Mullivan
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