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 last name Melancon is most common in The United States. It can also be found as: Melançon, Mélancon or Mélançon. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Melancon? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 46,311th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 651,081 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Melancon are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread forename globally, held by 11 people.
The surname Melancon is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 8,472 people, or 1 in 42,783. In The United States Melancon is most frequent in: Louisiana, where 63 percent are found, Texas, where 15 percent are found and California, where 3 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 24 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.
Melancon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Melancon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Melancon surname rose 1,883 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Melancon Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Melancon are 17.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.17% being registered to vote for the political 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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