Melater Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Melater Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melater Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Canada51:7,369,118289,406

Melater Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melater occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melater? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,543,123rd most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Melater reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 13,940,728. In The United States Melater is most numerous in: California, where 15 percent live, New York, where 15 percent live and Texas, where 12 percent live. Not including The United States Melater is found in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 16 percent live.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Melater
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