Melf Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Melf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany731:1,102,81573,621
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Melf (114) may also be a first name.

Melf Last Name Facts

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

Melf (Russian: Мельф) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melf? popularity and diffusion

Melf is the 1,612,213th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The last name Melf occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Melf reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 877,214th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 114 people.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 1,102,815. In Germany Melf is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 99 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 1 percent live. Barring Germany Melf exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Morocco, where 3 percent live.

Melf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Melf last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Melf earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.48% less than the national average, earning $30,861 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melfe89166/
Mielf891/
Melfs890/
Mlf8614/
Meelfs8027/
Mellfs801/
Melb754/
Milf754/
Mlfp751/
Mlff751/
Mlef751/
Melbø67195/
Melhw6743/
Milfs6735/
Mlefe6725/
Melph6721/
Millf6718/
Mehlb674/
Meelw672/
Mmlft671/
Myslf671/
Milft671/
Mylfs671/
Milfe670/

Melf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melf in the Russian language
Мельфmelf-

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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 Melf
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