Melbon Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

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

Melbon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melbon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Melbon (215) may also be a first name.

Melbon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melbon is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Melbon.

How Common Is The Last Name Melbon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Melbon is the 1,839,022nd most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 59 percent of Melbon live; 55 percent live in Oceania Islands and 55 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Melbon is also the 616,131st most prevalent given name on earth. It is borne by 215 people.

This surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 145,602. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Madang, where 52 percent live, East New Britain, where 32 percent live and Western Highlands, where 5 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Melbon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Melbon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Melbon last name expanded 1,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melbon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Melbon are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Melbon earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 60.27% more than the national average, earning $69,154 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melbone922/
Mehlbon920/
Melboun920/
Melboune862/
Melbonne861/
Melban8374/
Melbom839/
Milbon834/
Mellbom7720/
Melbane771/
Mielwon771/
Mlbom731/
Meelboom7118/
Meluan67165/
Melwan6717/
Milban672/
Mhlban671/
Miluon671/
Milbun671/
Milwon671/
Melbum670/

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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 Melbon
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