Melby Surname

85,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,628 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Melby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6001:100,68311,178
Norway1,5681:3,280296
Denmark1661:34,0043,515
Canada1561:236,19022,564
Sweden511:193,07413,358
Mexico261:4,774,08528,474
India131:59,005,029552,550
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
France21:33,211,361423,184
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1611:311,91724,534

Melby (1,397) may also be a first name.

Melby Last Name Facts

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

Melby is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 85,693rd most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,294,873 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Melby reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 209,248th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 1,397 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 3,600 people, or 1 in 100,683. In The United States Melby is most common in: Minnesota, where 21 percent live, Wisconsin, where 11 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 28 percent live and Denmark, where 3 percent live.

Melby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Melby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Melby last name increased 2,236 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Melby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Melby last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Melby surname are 6.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.25% registered with the political party.

The amount Melby earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 9.86% less than the national average, earning 311,966 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.78% more than the national average, earning $46,508 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.3% less than the national average, earning $48,042 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mellby91112/
Meelby9198/
Mielby9131/
Mehlby9113/
Melbey915/
Melboy913/
Moelby911/
Meslby910/
Maelby910/
Melbouy831/
Milby803,141/
Melba80209/
Mølby80133/
Melbi8070/
Melbe8027/
Mälby8014/
Melber731,520/
Melbøe73106/
Millby7320/
Melbie7319/
Möllby7310/
Melbis739/
Mählby734/
Melway734/
Melboi731/
Milbey731/
Mielba731/
Melbai731/
Melbea731/
Melbee731/
Melbeh731/
Mylbyt731/
Moelbe731/
Moelbi730/
Mehelba67490/
Mellway6742/
Mehlber6713/
Mehlbeh672/
Mlbe671/
Mellber671/
Melbher671/

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Melby Reference & Research

Melbye FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Melby
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