Melcalfe Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Melcalfe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melcalfe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia141:3,412,43415,450
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Melcalfe Last Name Facts

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

Melcalfe is more frequently found in Colombia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Melcalfe.

How Common Is The Last Name Melcalfe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Melcalfe is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Melcalfe reside; 74 percent reside in South America and 74 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

Melcalfe is most frequently used in Colombia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,412,434. In Colombia Melcalfe is primarily concentrated in: Capital District, where 57 percent are found and Tolima Department, where 43 percent are found. Besides Colombia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Melcalfe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Melcalfe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Melcalfe surname 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melcalf936/
Melgalve7548/
Melikaliev671/

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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
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  • 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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