Melenson Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Melenson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melenson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Melenson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melenson is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melenson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,580,327th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. Melenson occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Melenson reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Melenson is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 6,970,364. In The United States Melenson is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 44 percent live, Maryland, where 21 percent live and Utah, where 13 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.

Melenson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Melenson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Melenson last name grew 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melenson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Melenson last name are 41.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.44% being registered with the political party.

The amount Melenson earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.88% more than the national average, earning $52,158 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.45% more than the national average, earning $51,896 CAD per year.

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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 Melenson
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