Melber Surname

258,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Melber Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) From the old German for “flour dealer.”

Melber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8001:100,63212,479
United States4721:767,92159,720
Austria1381:61,7069,592
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
England281:1,989,93178,001
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Melber (292) may also be a first name.

Melber Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) From the old German for “flour dealer.”

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Melber Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melber (Russian: Мельбер) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melber? popularity and diffusion

Melber is the 258,780th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,794,438 people. The surname Melber is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Melber reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 516,683rd most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 292 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 800 people, or 1 in 100,632. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 48 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 42 percent live and Hesse, where 4 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent live and Austria, where 9 percent live.

Melber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Melber has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,276 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 311 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Melber Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Melber surname are 30.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 84.21% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Melber earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 0.49% more than the national average, earning $43,359 USD per year and in Canada they earn 95.36% more than the national average, earning $97,059 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melbert92368/
Mehlber9213/
Moelber9210/
Mellber921/
Melbher921/
Melbger920/
Melbe9127/
Mehlbeer8642/
Mellbert8611/
Melberzs866/
Mellbere862/
Mellberd861/
Melbøe83106/
Milber8369/
Melbie8319/
Melbey835/
Mölber833/
Moelbe831/
Melbea831/
Melbee831/
Melbeh831/
Meluer830/
Mehlberth807/
Mlbe801/
Milbert77795/
Mölbert77110/
Mülbert77107/
Milbier7757/
Melbior7723/
Mylberh776/
Mehlbeh772/
Melbjør771/
Millber770/
Milberd770/
Melby735,628/
Mlebe73246/
Melba73209/
Melbi7370/
Milbe7325/
Mülbe739/
Mlbei731/
Mlbee731/
Mehelbei7177/
Mühlbert7145/
Millbert7123/
Milbertt711/
Muellwer711/
Milbee67125/
Mellby67112/
Meelby6798/
Milbes6772/
Mielby6731/
Mehlby6713/
Melbis679/
Milwer675/
Miluer673/
Melboy673/
Melbai671/
Mielba671/
Melboi671/
Moelby671/
Milbey671/
Moelbi670/
Maelby670/
Millberth670/
Meslby670/

Melber Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melber in the Russian language
Мельберmelber-

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