Meldal Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Iceland

Meldal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meldal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1331:42,4414,423
Norway1281:40,1745,714
Iceland271:14,0771,243
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Meldal Last Name Facts

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

Meldal is found most frequently in Denmark. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meldal? popularity and diffusion

Meldal is the 872,430th most common last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 23,508,213 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Meldal live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Meldal is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 42,441. In Denmark Meldal is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 53 percent reside, Region Zealand, where 41 percent reside and Central Denmark Region, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Denmark this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 41 percent reside and Iceland, where 9 percent reside.

Meldal Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Meldal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.52% less than the national average, earning 288,910 kr per year and in United States they earn 79.25% more than the national average, earning $77,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meldahl92506/
Mehldal922/
Meldhal921/
Melldahl8631/
Mildal838/
Møldal831/
Meldol830/
Meheldale801/
Mildahl7732/
Mölldal7710/
Måledal777/
Mildale771/
Mildhall714/
Milldhall672/

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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 Meldal
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