Mulveen Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Mulveen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mulveen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland321:147,1546,785
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
England51:11,143,612252,590
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Mulveen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mulveen is found in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulveen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,843,861st most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Mulveen live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in British Isles.

Mulveen is most common in Ireland, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 147,154. In Ireland Mulveen is most common in: Connaught, where 100 percent live. Barring Ireland this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 19 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Mulveen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mulveen has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people who held the Mulveen surname grew 320 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mulveen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mulven9217/
Mulvein8623/
Mulvene868/
Milveen862/
Mulveng861/
Mulvin77402/
Milven7745/
Mulvain7176/
Mulvina7129/
Mulvine716/
Maulvin712/
Mullvin712/
Muluene711/
Molvein710/
Mulbean710/
Mullvain67163/
Mulvaine6793/
Moulvoun672/
Maulvine671/
Moulvine671/
Milvin628/
Milvén625/
Molvén621/
Mulhuijsen599/
Milvain57100/
Maulvim575/
Molvain571/
Mulwain571/
Mulbain570/
Moulbain533/
Muluiyan531/
Mulvajim531/
Mulimpain501/

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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 Mulveen
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