Meletz Surname

264,657th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Meletz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meletz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala1,4691:10,9481,145
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Meletz Last Name Facts

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

Meletz is most common in Guatemala. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meletz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 264,657th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,927,347 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Meletz are found; 99 percent are found in Central America and 99 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.

It is most commonly held in Guatemala, where it is held by 1,469 people, or 1 in 10,948. In Guatemala Meletz is most common in: Sololá Department, where 94 percent reside, Guatemala Department, where 4 percent reside and Chimaltenango Department, where 0 percent reside. Other than Guatemala this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Mexico, where 0 percent reside.

Meletz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meletz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meletz surname increased 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meletz Last Name Statistics demography

Meletz earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.56% less than the national average, earning $20,900 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mieletz921/
Mesletz920/
Melez91436/
Maletz831,310/
Melitz83185/
Melezh83154/
Melets83147/
Moletz8341/
Melotz8321/
Mielez8311/
Miletz838/
Melecz831/
Meleez831/
Melatz830/
Mielitz77555/
Meletse77536/
Mehlitz77437/
Mielotz7721/
Metlets7714/
Malletz7713/
Mielatz778/
Maelitz774/
Melitze771/
Moelets771/
Meillez771/
Maletcz771/
Meilitz771/
Mehlotz770/
Meliz73358/
Melec73134/
Malez73123/
Molez7393/
Milez7350/
Mylez732/
Meleć731/
Meilliez71164/
Maehlitz7116/
Miehlitz719/
Mahaletz713/
Meletshe712/
Mehelets711/
Malietzh711/
Malets674,955/
Militz671,014/
Malitz67766/
Mielec67665/
Milatz67650/
Melech67544/
Mallez67122/
Malecz67118/
Molitz6789/
Malezh6778/
Mollez6764/
Melicz6762/
Milotz6731/
Milecz6726/
Mälitz6713/
Malatz6711/
Molets679/
Milets678/
Mylatz677/
Molecz675/
Mieliz673/
Mahlez673/
Milezh672/
Melizh672/
Miletc672/
Melits672/
Miletć671/
Meleci671/
Melyts671/
Mailez670/

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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 Meletz
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