Meland Surname
Approximately 3,054 people bear this surname
Meland Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 1,714 | 1:3,000 | 273 |
| United States | 1,176 | 1:308,213 | 28,304 |
| Sweden | 35 | 1:281,336 | 19,530 |
| Denmark | 33 | 1:171,052 | 14,584 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 59 | 1:851,164 | 52,255 |
Meland (149) may also be a first name.
Meland Demographics
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Meland Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meland Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meland (Hindi: मेलन्द, Russian: Меланд) occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Meland click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meland? popularity and diffusion
The last name Meland is the 145,388th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,386,230 people. Meland occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Meland are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 754,880th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 149 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Norway, where it is borne by 1,714 people, or 1 in 3,000. In Norway Meland is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 35 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 27 percent reside and Central Norway, where 26 percent reside. Aside from Norway Meland occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.
Meland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Meland has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meland last name grew 1,993 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meland Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Meland are 6.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.28% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Meland earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 6.39% more than the national average, earning 368,181 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.83% less than the national average, earning $41,930 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.33% more than the national average, earning $68,231 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meland Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meland in the Hindi language | ||
| मेलन्द | melanda | - |
| Meland in the Russian language | ||
| Меланд | meland | - |
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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 Meland
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