Mühlheim Surname

549,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 581 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Mühlheim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mühlheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland4621:17,7772,922
Germany891:904,55664,175
Czechia201:531,67354,411
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Muhlheim (136) & Műhlheim (1) are calculated separately.

Mühlheim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mühlheim is found in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Muhlheim or Műhlheim. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mühlheim? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 549,848th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,543,108 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Mühlheim are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in Switzerland, where it is borne by 462 people, or 1 in 17,777. In Switzerland it is mostly found in: Canton of Bern, where 68 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 7 percent live and Canton of Solothurn, where 7 percent live. Outside of Switzerland it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 15 percent live and Czechia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muhlheim96136/
Műhlheim961/
Mülheim9314/
Mihlheim885/
Mülhim86379/
Mühlem861/
Mühlheimová8418/
Muehlheim8273/
Milheim80265/
Mulheim8097/
Mülem772/
Muelheim7527/
Mullheim753/
Moolheim752/
Muhlhaim750/
Muhlhiem750/
Milhem711,502/
Mulhim711,148/
Milhim71623/
Mulhem71570/
Molhem71199/
Müllem7153/
Mühlichen7127/
Molhim7113/
Muhlim7110/
Mülhen712/
Muhleisem711/
Muhlem711/
Mihlem711/
Muehlhein711/
Mülayim674,213/
Mühlhan67126/
Moulhem6731/
Milhiem6730/
Milhaim6714/
Moulhim679/
Milhein678/
Mulhein675/
Muhlham674/
Mulheam672/
Mullhem672/
Milheam671/
Muleyim671/
Muhlhen671/
Mihlein671/
Muhlheisen670/
Mulheme670/
Mulhime670/
Mulhiem670/

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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 Mühlheim
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