Mühl Surname

87,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Mühl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mühl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,4461:18,1072,370
Austria7301:11,6651,627
Hungary2191:44,8234,764
Czechia631:168,78525,447
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Mühl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mühl is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mühl? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 87,197th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,320,447 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Mühl are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Mühl is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 4,446 people, or 1 in 18,107. In Germany Mühl is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 16 percent live, Hesse, where 16 percent live and Bavaria, where 16 percent live. Barring Germany this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 13 percent live and Hungary, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhl8633/
Mül861/
Mehl7514,369/
Mähl751,081/
Möhl75929/
Müll75511/
Møhl75178/
Mihl75144/
Måhl7596/
Mæhl7516/
Myhl7514/
Mhll754/
Mhhl752/
Mlhl752/
Mhlp751/
Mhlh751/
Mhld751/
Mülh751/
Mühlová7395/
Ml671,283/
Muehl67787/
Maehl67643/
Miehl67486/
Moehl67457/
Myohl6738/
Mihld6730/
Mehlp674/
Muihl670/
Mehll670/

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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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  • 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 Mühl
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