Melanin Surname

662,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Melanin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melanin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3981:362,11835,661
Kazakhstan241:736,77148,237
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Melanin (76) may also be a first name.

Melanin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Melanin Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Melanin (Arabic: ميلانين, Hindi: मेलनीन, Marathi: मेलनीन, Russian: Меланин) occurs most in Russia. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melanin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Melanin is the 662,685th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,087,298 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Melanin are found; 71 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 69 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Melanin is also the 1,107,702nd most numerous given name globally, held by 76 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 398 people, or 1 in 362,118. In Russia Melanin is mostly concentrated in: Voronezh Oblast, where 28 percent are found, Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 12 percent are found and Perm Krai, where 8 percent are found. Beside Russia it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 5 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Melanin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (96%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Melanin surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 56.25% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Melanin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melanin in the Hindi language
मेलनीनmelanina-
Melanin in the Marathi language
मेलनीनmelanina-
Melanin in the Russian language
Меланинmelanin-
Melanin in the Arabic language
ميلانينmylanyn-

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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 Melanin
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