Meldrew Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

Meldrew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Meldrew Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England21:27,859,030389,889
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
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Meldrew Demographics

Meldrew Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 2 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Meldrew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meldrew is held by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Meldrew click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meldrew? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Meldrew reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 7,369,118. In Canada Meldrew is mostly found in: Ontario, where 100 percent live. Apart from Canada it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent live and Scotland, where 20 percent live.

Meldrew Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

Meldrew earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 10.33% more than the national average, earning $54,813 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muldrew861,342/
Mildrew8645/
Maldrew861/
Malladrew750/
Muldrow713,444/
Maldrow713/
Moldrow712/
Mildrow712/
Muldraw711/
Mulldrow672/
Mouldrow671/
Mulderow671/
Multrow571/
Milderff532/
Muletarow501/
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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 Meldrew
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