Meldey Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Argentina

Meldey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meldey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Meldey (13) may also be a first name.

Meldey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meldey occurs most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Meldey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meldey? popularity and diffusion

Meldey is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Meldey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Meldey live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 13 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Meldey is mostly found in: District of Columbia, where 50 percent reside and Tennessee, where 50 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Argentina, where 33 percent reside.

Meldey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Meldey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meldey last name contracted 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melde911,224/
Meldy9133/
Melder834,495/
Mellde8310/
Meldez838/
Mielde837/
Meldes835/
Maelde834/
Muelde834/
Meldje833/
Meldie832/
Meldhe831/
Melded831/
Meldee831/
Meulde831/
Meldet831/
Meldoy831/
Melday831/
Mildey830/
Meldesh7777/
Mehelde7740/
Meldeer770/
Milde737,882/
Melda731,182/
Meldi73597/
Mylde7311/
Mildy737/
Mlede734/
Myldy731/
Mllde731/
Maellday715/
Milder671,906/
Mölder671,583/
Meldau67564/
Meldah67220/
Mildes67116/
Meldis6733/
Millde6717/
Meldio6710/
Milday679/
Mildge678/
Meldad677/
Meldha676/
Meldas675/
Mylder674/
Meldhi674/
Meldit673/
Mielda673/
Mledet672/
Meelda671/
Mglide671/
Melhdi671/
Mellda671/
Mildie670/
Mildue670/

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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 Meldey
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