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Where Does The Last Name Melbye Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Melbye is most common in Norway. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Melbye? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Melbye is the 264,367^th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 4,920,693 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Melbye live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Melbye is most common in Norway, where it is borne by 693 people, or 1 in 7,420. In Norway Melbye is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 75 percent live, Central Norway, where 11 percent live and Western Norway, where 8 percent live. Besides Norway this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live and Denmark, where 16 percent live.

Melbye Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Melbye has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Melbye surname grew 3,709 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melbye Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Melbye surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Melbye earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 5.31% more than the national average, earning 364,469 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.98% more than the national average, earning $50,476 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.55% less than the national average, earning $47,420 CAD per year.