Melfi Surname

104,772nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Melfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,7711:34,5326,197
United States1,4531:249,45623,730
Argentina4001:106,8599,045
Canada2161:170,58117,126
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Brazil1201:1,783,95357,833
Indonesia1031:1,283,97389,572
England411:1,358,97760,528
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Australia301:899,85754,700
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Uruguay161:214,48516,699
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Panama91:434,6958,518
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
France31:22,140,907385,998
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Melfi (2,468) may also be a first name.

Melfi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melfi (Arabic: ميلفى, Russian: Мелфи) occurs in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melfi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 104,772nd most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,627,774 people. Melfi is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Melfi are found; 40 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 40 percent are found in Italic Europe. Melfi is also the 148,815th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 2,468 people.

The last name is most widely held in Italy, where it is borne by 1,771 people, or 1 in 34,532. In Italy Melfi is primarily concentrated in: Sicily, where 27 percent live, Calabria, where 13 percent live and Molise, where 13 percent live. Besides Italy Melfi occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent live and Argentina, where 9 percent live.

Melfi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Melfi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Melfi surname rose 36,325 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Melfi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Melfi surname are 7.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.74% registered with the party.

The amount Melfi earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 30.64% less than the national average, earning €20,830 per year; in United States they earn 15.57% more than the national average, earning $49,867 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.08% more than the national average, earning $56,180 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melfie9114/
Melffi9113/
Melfis915/
Melfih911/
Mielfi911/
Meulfi911/
Melhfi911/
Melfii911/
Melfa80657/
Melfe80166/
Melfy8025/
Milfi8011/
Mlefi801/
Milfai7330/
Melfee7311/
Melffy738/
Melfer732/
Moelfe731/
Melphi731/
Milfait67181/
Milfeit6738/
Melphis677/
Mehlfed671/
Mühlfeit6292/
Mühlfait6249/
Mehlferr622/
Milfa6086/
Mlefe6025/
Milfy601/
Milfe600/
Mihlfeith5728/
Mühlfeith572/
Milfer5528/
Melphy5527/
Milfey5522/
Milfay5513/
Melpha559/
Milfee551/
Milfajt5040/

Melfi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melfi in the Russian language
Мелфиmelfi-
Melfi in the Arabic language
ميلفىmylfy-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Melfi
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