Melancon Surname
Approximately 11,193 people bear this surname
Melancon Surname Definition:
(French) The sick or infirm man.
Melancon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,472 | 1:42,783 | 5,246 |
| Canada | 2,674 | 1:13,779 | 2,027 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 450 | 1:111,597 | 11,091 |
The alternate forms: Melançon (176), Mélancon (1) & Mélançon (71) are calculated separately.
Melancon (11) may also be a first name.
Melancon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) The sick or infirm man.
Melancon Demographics
Average Melancon Salary in
United States
$42,958 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Melancon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melancon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melancon occurs most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms: Melançon, Mélancon or Mélançon. Click here to see other possible spellings of Melancon.
How Common Is The Last Name Melancon? popularity and diffusion
It is the 46,311th most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 651,081 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Melancon live; 99 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent given name globally It is held by 11 people.
This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 8,472 people, or 1 in 42,783. In The United States it is most common in: Louisiana, where 63 percent are found, Texas, where 15 percent are found and California, where 3 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 24 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.
Melancon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Melancon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Melancon surname grew 1,883 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Melancon Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Melancon last name are 17.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.17% registered with the party.
The amount Melancon earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.44% less than the national average, earning $42,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.64% less than the national average, earning $42,908 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melançon | 96 | 176 | / |
| Mélancon | 96 | 1 | / |
| Mealancon | 94 | 22 | / |
| Melanchon | 94 | 8 | / |
| Melancone | 94 | 2 | / |
| Meelancon | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mélançon | 92 | 71 | / |
| Melanson | 88 | 13,841 | / |
| Meloncon | 88 | 153 | / |
| Malancon | 88 | 42 | / |
| Melancen | 88 | 21 | / |
| Melanzon | 88 | 4 | / |
| Melancom | 88 | 3 | / |
| Melancan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Melamcon | 88 | 1 | / |
| Molancon | 88 | 0 | / |
| Milancon | 88 | 0 | / |
| Melandson | 82 | 1 | / |
| Melanshon | 82 | 0 | / |
| Mallancon | 82 | 0 | / |
| Maloncon | 75 | 34 | / |
| Milanson | 75 | 8 | / |
| Melansen | 75 | 2 | / |
| Melomcon | 75 | 0 | / |
| Molancan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Milansson | 71 | 4 | / |
| Malangcan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melhansen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mileanson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Malaingcan | 67 | 17 | / |
| Melonson | 63 | 326 | / |
| Melonzon | 63 | 5 | / |
| Milansen | 63 | 0 | / |
| Miliansen | 59 | 10 | / |
| Mailamson | 59 | 2 | / |
| Malankhan | 59 | 1 | / |
| Malainkan | 59 | 1 | / |
| Malangkan | 59 | 1 | / |
| Melonzang | 59 | 1 | / |
| Meloumkong | 56 | 11 | / |
| Mailamsong | 56 | 9 | / |
| Malaingkan | 56 | 6 | / |
| Malangkhan | 56 | 2 | / |
| Milãşan | 53 | 1 | / |
| Malonkan | 50 | 1 | / |
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Melancon Reference & Research
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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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- 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 Melancon
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