Melder Surname

104,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Melder Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,3161:15,8122,223
United States1,0151:357,10231,891
Russia9261:155,64017,950
Germany6361:126,58115,446
Australia1861:145,13815,497
Estonia811:16,3192,713
England701:795,97243,050
Kenya611:757,04831,106
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Latvia271:75,92811,170
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Ukraine261:1,750,873130,688
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
France121:5,535,227269,324
Norway101:514,22941,629
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
India51:153,413,076951,030
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

Melder (243) may also be a first name.

Melder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melder (Georgian: მელდერ, Russian: Мельдер) is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Melder click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melder? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 104,405th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,621,256 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 47 percent of Melder reside; 29 percent reside in South Asia and 29 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Melder is also the 573,164th most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 243 people.

The surname Melder is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,316 people, or 1 in 15,812. Aside from Sri Lanka Melder is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Russia, where 21 percent are found.

Melder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Melder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Melder surname rose 1,538 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Melder Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Melder surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Melder last name are 22.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.03% being registered with the party.

The amount Melder earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 76.78% more than the national average, earning 611,805 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.83% less than the national average, earning $40,633 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.71% less than the national average, earning $43,369 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meldere921,105/
Muelder92106/
Moelder9274/
Meulder9245/
Meldert9213/
Meldeer920/
Melde911,224/
Mueldeer860/
Milder831,906/
Mölder831,583/
Mülder83988/
Meldre8397/
Mõlder8338/
Mellde8310/
Meldez838/
Mielde837/
Meldes835/
Mylder834/
Maelde834/
Muelde834/
Meldje833/
Meldey833/
Meldie832/
Meulde831/
Melded831/
Meldee831/
Meldhe831/
Meldet831/
Meldesh7777/
Mehelde7740/
Mildert7711/
Millder775/
Milderd774/
Myolder771/
Mihlder770/
Meldoir770/
Milde737,882/
Melda731,182/
Meldi73597/
Meldy7333/
Mylde7311/
Mlede734/
Mldre732/
Mllde731/
Möldre67174/
Mildes67116/
Mildre6744/
Meldis6733/
Millde6717/
Meldio6710/
Mildge678/
Meldha676/
Milderová674/
Meldhi674/
Mielda673/
Meldit673/
Mledet672/
Meldoy671/
Melhdi671/
Mglide671/
Melday671/
Meelda671/
Mellda671/
Mildey670/
Mildie670/

Melder Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melder in the Georgian language
მელდერmelder-
Melder in the Russian language
Мельдерmelder-

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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 Melder
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