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Where Does The Last Name Melanie Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Melanie (Arabic: ملني, Marathi: मेलानी) is held by more people in Chad than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Mélanie. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Melanie? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 63,433^rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 922,941 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Melanie live; 48 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Chadic Africa. Melanie is also the 752^nd most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 1,123,486 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Chad, where it is carried by 3,659 people, or 1 in 3,715. Outside of Chad this last name occurs in 67 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 15 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.

Melanie Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Melanie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Melanie last name rose 3,883 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melanie Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Melanie surname are 8.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.84% being registered with the party.

The amount Melanie earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 55.36% less than the national average, earning R 106,092 per year; in United States they earn 18.5% less than the national average, earning $35,168 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.77% less than the national average, earning $42,346 CAD per year.