Melde Surname

308,323rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Melde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7341:109,68013,531
United States4371:829,42563,547
Austria121:709,62061,025
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
India71:109,580,769786,157
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Melde (214) may also be a first name.

Melde Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melde (Marathi: मेलडे) occurs most in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Melde? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 308,323rd most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,953,877 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Melde are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Melde is also the 617,781st most frequently used given name in the world. It is borne by 214 people.

The last name Melde is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 734 people, or 1 in 109,680. In Germany Melde is most numerous in: Saxony, where 25 percent live, Berlin, where 16 percent live and Brandenburg, where 15 percent live. Outside of Germany Melde exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent live and Austria, where 1 percent live.

Melde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Melde has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Melde surname increased 5,463 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melde Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Melde last name are 2.05% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.18% registered to vote for the political party.

Melde earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.87% more than the national average, earning $46,113 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melder914,495/
Mellde9110/
Meldez918/
Mielde917/
Meldes915/
Maelde914/
Muelde914/
Meldje913/
Meldey913/
Meldie912/
Meldet911/
Melded911/
Meldee911/
Meldhe911/
Meulde911/
Meldesh8377/
Mehelde8340/
Meldeer830/
Milde807,882/
Melda801,182/
Meldi80597/
Meldy8033/
Mylde8011/
Mlede804/
Mllde801/
Milder731,906/
Mölder731,583/
Mildes73116/
Meldis7333/
Millde7317/
Meldio7310/
Mildge738/
Meldha736/
Mylder734/
Meldhi734/
Meldit733/
Mielda733/
Mledet732/
Meelda731/
Mglide731/
Melhdi731/
Meldoy731/
Melday731/
Mellda731/
Mildey730/
Mildie730/
Meldish6713/
Mølhede6710/
Millder675/
Mldi672/
Meldich672/
Mldj671/
Mlda671/
D'Melda671/
Mihlder670/

Melde Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melde in the Marathi language
मेलडेmelade-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Melde
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