Melfald Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Melfald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melfald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway721:71,42110,051
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Melfald Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melfald occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melfald? popularity and diffusion

Melfald is the 2,136,387th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Melfald reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Melfald is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 71,421. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Norway Melfald is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 4 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Melfald Last Name Statistics demography

Melfald earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 11.13% more than the national average, earning 384,606 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melfold8617/
Melvald8613/
Mehlfeld80147/
Mailfald806/
Mehlfeldt7568/
Mellfeldt753/
Mellfield750/
Melvold71346/
Mulfold712/
Malvald711/
Malvaldi67245/
Mehlfelt6712/
Melo Valido671/
Mieleifield671/
Millfall671/
Mellfelt670/
Milfolt571/
Milfeil570/

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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 Melfald
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