Möhlen Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Möhlen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Möhlen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1511:533,14944,599
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Mohlen (50), Mohlén (119) & Mohlèn (2) are calculated separately.

Möhlen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Möhlen is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Mohlen, Mohlén or Mohlèn. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Möhlen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Möhlen is the 1,338,236th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. Möhlen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Möhlen live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Möhlen is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 533,149. In Germany Möhlen is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 95 percent are found, Hesse, where 3 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Germany it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 5 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 4 percent are found.

Möhlen Last Name Statistics demography

Möhlen earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.5% more than the national average, earning R 295,848 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mohlen9450/
Mohlén89119/
Mohlèn892/
Mehlen83370/
Mahlen83276/
Mählen8348/
Möhling7765/
Meuhlen7734/
Moehlen7724/
Mahalen7722/
Maehlen775/
Möglien772/
Mhallen771/
Mhaelen771/
Mhollen770/
Mahlenn770/
Melen732,277/
Molen732,259/
Malen731,985/
Mälen732/
Mölin731/
Mohln730/
Mahallen7118/
Mallen678,839/
Mollen673,183/
Mahlin672,087/
Mohlin671,444/
Meulen671,252/
Mehlin67666/
Meloen67293/
Meleen67189/
Melien67167/
Maalen67161/
Malien67147/
Meelen67130/
Molien6779/
Moleen6725/
Mehlyn6723/
Maleen6715/
Maløen6713/
Maelen6712/
Malaen678/
Melåen675/
Maloen674/
Mhalin674/
Molaen672/
Malenn671/
Molenn671/
Moloen671/
Melehn671/
Mohlyn671/
Mahaln671/
Maluen670/

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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 Möhlen
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