Melchersson Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Melchersson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Melchersson Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden521:189,36113,089
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Melchersson Last Name Facts

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

Melchersson is found most frequently in Sweden. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Melchersson.

How Common Is The Last Name Melchersson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,661,929th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Melchersson are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 189,361. In Sweden Melchersson is primarily concentrated in: Södermanland County, where 31 percent are found, Östergötland County, where 23 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 19 percent are found. Besides Sweden this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Austria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melcherson9529/
Melckersson914/
Melkersson86666/
Melchersen867/
Milcherson860/
Melkerson80189/
Melchiorsen73686/
Melkersen7090/
Milkerson700/
Melkiorsen573/

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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 Melchersson
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