Melens Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Melens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium581:198,21826,032
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Mélens (1) are calculated separately.

Melens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melens is held by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Mélens. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melens? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,718,748th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Melens reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Melens is most common in Belgium, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 198,218. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 88 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 9 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent reside. Not including Belgium this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 6 percent reside.

Melens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Melens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Melens last name rose 189 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Melens are 25.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.22% being registered with the party.

Melens earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.55% less than the national average, earning $36,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mélens941/
Meulens92151/
Mielens92134/
Meelens9210/
Melense924/
Mehlens920/
Meullens860/
Milens83161/
Molens8377/
Melins8345/
Malens8326/
Melenz832/
Melensova801/
Mielenz77967/
Melenje77880/
Mallens77426/
Mealins7755/
Maloens7739/
Mollens7736/
Meulins7714/
Miliens777/
Melenze772/
Muilens772/
Metlins771/
Maylens771/
Moliens771/
Mielēns771/
Melinsz771/
Melions771/
Moelins771/
Maelins770/
Meilenz770/
Molns731/
Molliens7133/
Meleence711/
Melhench710/
Molins674,633/
Malins671,815/
Mlenze671,159/
Mlenje67689/
Melinz67135/
Milenz6768/
Malenz6711/
Milins677/
Molíns675/
Molyns671/
Mylins671/
Meallions670/

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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 Melens
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