Mühlen Surname

338,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,086 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Mühlen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mühlen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0701:75,2399,529
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Muhlen (135) are calculated separately.

Mühlen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mühlen is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Muhlen. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mühlen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 338,735th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 6,710,447 people. The last name Mühlen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Mühlen are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 1,070 people, or 1 in 75,239. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 57 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 12 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and Austria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muhlen94135/
Mühln9126/
Mülen912/
Müllen83133/
Mühlin8314/
Mülhen832/
Mühlem831/
Mihlen830/
Mühling771,689/
Muehlen77112/
Mouhlen7768/
Meuhlen7734/
Muhlhen771/
Mhollen770/
Molen732,259/
Milen73727/
Mulen73452/
Mülln73171/
Mülem732/
Mullen6773,787/
Milien6714,296/
Maulen676,059/
Mollen673,183/
Meulen671,252/
Muleng67472/
Moulen67303/
Mulend67144/
Mielen6793/
Molien6779/
Mutlen6778/
Müllem6753/
Moolen6733/
Moleen6725/
Mulien6722/
Mihlin6720/
Mulhen6711/
Mileen6711/
Mulent6711/
Miloen6710/
Muhlin679/
Muelen677/
Muslen676/
Muleen672/
Molenn671/
Milenn671/
Muhlem671/
Müling671/
Milaen670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mühlen
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