Mülder Surname

365,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 988 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Mülder Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mülder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9101:88,46811,151
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

The alternate forms: Mulder (65,699) are calculated separately.

Mülder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mülder is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Mulder. Click here for further potential spellings of Mülder.

How Common Is The Last Name Mülder? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mülder is the 365,146th most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 7,376,059 people. Mülder is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Mülder live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 910 people, or 1 in 88,468. In Germany Mülder is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 48 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 41 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 3 percent live. Outside of Germany it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 6 percent live and The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mulder9465,699/
Melder834,495/
Milder831,906/
Mölder831,583/
Molder831,442/
Mõlder8338/
Mylder834/
Moulder775,143/
Meldere771,105/
Muelder77106/
Moelder7774/
Maulder7767/
Meulder7745/
Meldert7713/
Muylder7712/
Mildert7711/
Mullder777/
Millder775/
Milderd774/
Muldere771/
Muldeur771/
Myolder771/
Mulderr771/
Muldert771/
Muÿlder771/
Moolder771/
Mihlder770/
Meldeer770/
Mldre732/
Muhldeir711/
Mueldeer710/
Mauldier710/
Möldre67174/
Meldre6797/
Mildre6744/
Muldir6710/
Milderová674/
Mulderová673/
Moldir671/
Mildair621/
Meldoir620/
Muldair620/

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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 Mülder
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