Melben Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Melben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Melben (1,172) may also be a first name.

Melben Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melben occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melben? popularity and diffusion

The last name Melben is the 6,360,413th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Melben reside; 56 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 56 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 231,982nd most common forename internationally It is held by 1,172 people.

Melben is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 26,449,839. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: West Sumatra, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 11 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melbin83201/
Melwen834/
Melbyn831/
Muelbn831/
Milben831/
Mellbin77242/
Millben7769/
Melbing7712/
Melouen771/
Milbent771/
Mlbin731/
Milbin67133/
Melwin67124/
Melwyn6751/
Meluin678/
Milwen674/
Mlebem672/
Milbne672/
Milbina6232/
Mällbin6212/
Moelwin621/
Melyuin621/
Melluin620/
Milluen620/
Mlvn601/
Mellwing5743/
Mlwwn551/
Meliuhina532/
Milwin502/
Miluin500/

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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 Melben
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