Mühle Surname
Approximately 2,541 people bear this surname
Mühle Surname User-submission:
This is a German surname, meaning 'mill', denoting someone who dwelled by a mill.
Mühle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,245 | 1:35,860 | 4,742 |
| Switzerland | 226 | 1:36,340 | 5,264 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 42 | 1:1,195,683 | 67,545 |
The alternate forms: Muhle (1,547) are calculated separately.
Mühle Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a German surname, meaning 'mill', denoting someone who dwelled by a mill.
- deleted-173293Mühle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mühle Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mühle occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Muhle. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mühle? popularity and diffusion
It is the 169,756th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,867,983 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Mühle reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname Mühle is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 2,245 people, or 1 in 35,860. In Germany Mühle is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 41 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 7 percent are found. Barring Germany Mühle is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 9 percent are found and Estonia, where 1 percent are found.
Mühle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Mühle has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 98 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muhle | 93 | 1,547 | / |
| Mühler | 91 | 349 | / |
| Müle | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mühleis | 83 | 469 | / |
| Mühleiß | 83 | 31 | / |
| Mühleip | 83 | 23 | / |
| Mhule | 80 | 1,825 | / |
| Mhile | 80 | 508 | / |
| Mhole | 80 | 373 | / |
| Mihle | 80 | 122 | / |
| Mülle | 80 | 96 | / |
| Mühlherr | 77 | 90 | / |
| Mühleová | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mahule | 73 | 4,703 | / |
| Mhaule | 73 | 2,286 | / |
| Miehle | 73 | 1,285 | / |
| Moehle | 73 | 1,086 | / |
| Mohule | 73 | 744 | / |
| Muehle | 73 | 148 | / |
| Muhley | 73 | 29 | / |
| Mühlhä | 73 | 23 | / |
| Muthle | 73 | 16 | / |
| Mhulle | 73 | 4 | / |
| Müllei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mauhle | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meuhle | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mule | 67 | 125,749 | / |
| Mole | 67 | 28,447 | / |
| Mile | 67 | 10,990 | / |
| Mühlich | 67 | 755 | / |
| Muthler | 67 | 240 | / |
| Mahaule | 67 | 154 | / |
| Mülherr | 67 | 54 | / |
| Mahuley | 67 | 16 | / |
| Műhl | 67 | 10 | / |
| Muhleis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muthled | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meuhler | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahulie | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Houle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mülh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouhley | 67 | 0 | / |
| Muehley | 67 | 0 | / |
| Muhlher | 67 | 0 | / |
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