Melcalfe Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Melcalfe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 14 | 1:3,412,434 | 15,450 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Melcalfe Demographics
Average Melcalfe Salary in
United States
$4,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Melcalfe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melcalfe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melcalfe is more frequently found in Colombia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melcalfe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Melcalfe occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Melcalfe live; 74 percent live in South America and 74 percent live in Caribbean South America.
The surname Melcalfe is most frequently held in Colombia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,412,434. In Colombia it is primarily concentrated in: Capital District, where 57 percent reside and Tolima Department, where 43 percent reside. Apart from Colombia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.
Melcalfe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Melcalfe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Melcalfe last name declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Melcalfe Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Melcalfe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 15.98% less than the national average, earning $19,075,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 90.44% less than the national average, earning $4,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melcalf | 93 | 6 | / |
| Melgalve | 75 | 48 | / |
| Melikaliev | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Melcalfe
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