Melentjeff Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Estonia

Melentjeff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Melentjeff 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
Finland261:211,41217,592
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Melentjeff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melentjeff is found most in Finland. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melentjeff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,808,717th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Melentjeff reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Melentjeff is most frequently held in Finland, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 211,412. In Finland it is mostly found in: Uusimaa, where 46 percent reside, North Karelia, where 27 percent reside and Pirkanmaa, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Finland it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 31 percent reside and Sweden, where 13 percent reside.

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
Melentieff902/
Melentjev8414/
Melentjeva8048/
Melentjevs8033/
Melentijev801/
Melentyev74818/
Melentiev7497/
Melentsev741/
Milentijev702/
Meļentjeva701/
Milentjeva701/
Milentyev6363/
Mylentyev6316/
Milentiev6316/
Melintsev632/
Mahylentsev571/
Milentcheva571/
Milenchev5328/
Milintsev537/
Mylyntsev531/
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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 Melentjeff
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