Meldan Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Meldan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 14 | 1:5,558,673 | 112,907 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Meldan (229) may also be a first name.
Meldan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meldan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meldan (Marathi: डन) is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meldan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Meldan is the 4,034,050th most widely held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Meldan live; 33 percent live in West Asia and 33 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Meldan is also the 593,349th most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 229 people.
Meldan is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 5,558,673. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Kastamonu Province, where 57 percent are found and Istanbul Province, where 43 percent are found. Outside of Turkey this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent are found and Malaysia, where 4 percent are found.
Meldan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Meldan has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Meldan surname grew 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehldan | 92 | 7 | / |
| Meldang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Meldand | 92 | 1 | / |
| Melldan | 92 | 0 | / |
| Mldan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mildan | 83 | 678 | / |
| Meldon | 83 | 417 | / |
| Meldam | 83 | 2 | / |
| Myldan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Meheldane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mildahn | 77 | 19 | / |
| Mieldon | 77 | 15 | / |
| Mildain | 77 | 12 | / |
| Meldone | 77 | 2 | / |
| Meldong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Milldan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mildhan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mildang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meldham | 77 | 0 | / |
| Meldoon | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mldon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Melldoon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mildon | 67 | 868 | / |
| Mildam | 67 | 22 | / |
| Meldom | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mildoon | 62 | 22 | / |
| Mildham | 62 | 1 | / |
| Miltdon | 62 | 1 | / |
| Milldoon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mildoune | 57 | 1 | / |
| Misldoon | 57 | 0 | / |
| Milldoun | 57 | 0 | / |
Meldan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meldan in the Marathi language | ||
| डन | dana | - |
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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 Meldan
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