Melbe Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Sweden

Melbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Melbe (226) may also be a first name.

Melbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melbe is borne by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Melbe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Melbe reside; 37 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 37 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Melbe is also the 598,137th most common first name internationally, borne by 226 people.

It is most commonly used in Poland, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 3,800,875. Not including Poland it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 26 percent live.

Melbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Melbe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Melbe last name grew 117 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melbe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Melbe last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Melbe earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.13% less than the national average, earning $42,232 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melber911,520/
Melbøe91106/
Melbie9119/
Melbey915/
Moelbe911/
Melbeh911/
Melbee911/
Melbea911/
Mlbe891/
Mehlber8313/
Mehlbeh832/
Mellber831/
Melbher831/
Melby805,628/
Mlebe80246/
Melba80209/
Melbi8070/
Milbe8025/
Melue8024/
Mülbe809/
Melwe805/
Mlbei801/
Mlbee801/
Mehelbei7777/
Mehlbeer7742/
Milbee73125/
Mellby73112/
Meelby7398/
Milbes7372/
Milber7369/
Mielby7331/
Meloue7317/
Meelue7316/
Mehlby7313/
Melbis739/
Mehlue736/
Mölber733/
Melboy733/
Melboi731/
Melueh731/
Moelby731/
Melbai731/
Meulue731/
Mielba731/
Maelue731/
Milbey731/
Meslby730/
Maelby730/
Meluer730/
Moelbi730/
Mehelba67490/
Mellues6712/
Mylberh676/
Meeluea676/
Milbøge674/
Melouhe673/
Muellwe673/
Moelwee672/
Meehlue672/
Melwieh671/
Melouet671/
Meloueh671/
Melweih671/
Mellwee671/
Mellemp671/
Melbouy671/
Milbech671/
Millber670/

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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
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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 Melbe
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