O'Mullane Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Mullane Surname Definition:

This is the Munster form of the foregoing.

Often now called Mullins especially in Clare. IF 233; Map Cork

O'Mullane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1641:28,7132,589
Australia1581:170,85917,509
England681:819,38343,863
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
France11:66,422,722504,397
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland791:56,0744,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

O'Mullane Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This is the Munster form of the foregoing.

Often now called Mullins especially in Clare. IF 233; Map Cork

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

O'Mullane Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Mullane Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname O'Mullane occurs more in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Mullane? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 699,651st most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 17,310,085 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of O'Mullane live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in Ireland, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 28,713. In Ireland O'Mullane is most frequent in: Munster, where 74 percent are found and Leinster, where 26 percent are found. Beside Ireland it exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 38 percent are found and England, where 16 percent are found.

O'Mullane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of O'Mullane has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people carrying the O'Mullane surname expanded 208 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

O'Mullane Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the O'Mullane last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Mullan94132/
Omullane9474/
O'mullain891/
Omullan8845/
Omulane880/
O'Mulan880/
Omuliane821/
O'Mullony7822/
Omolane7522/
Omilane754/
Omulani753/
Omollan751/
Amullan751/
Gomulan751/
Omulian751/
Gamulane711/
Omullony711/
Amullani711/
Amollane711/
Amulan67244/
Omolan6734/
Omulon679/
Omulam671/
Oumoulhan671/

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