Melghem Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Honduras
Highest density in:
Honduras

Melghem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melghem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Honduras1271:69,4211,449
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Melghem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melghem occurs more in Honduras more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melghem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,359,010th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. The surname Melghem occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Melghem live; 78 percent live in Central America and 78 percent live in Hispano-Central America.

It is most frequently occurring in Honduras, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 69,421. In Honduras Melghem is most frequent in: La Paz Department, where 83 percent are found, Francisco Morazán Department, where 9 percent are found and Yoro Department, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Honduras this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Mexico, where 1 percent are found.

Melghem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Melghem last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Melghem earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.3% more than the national average, earning $43,711 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melgem9242/
Melegheme881/
Malghem86158/
Melkhem8627/
Maleghem801/
Melkem77115/
Melgam775/
Melgim774/
Milgem774/
Melugm770/
Maleghemi75143/
Melieghom751/
Malaghema751/
Mlgm731/
Melekam713,703/
Melkemi71754/
Malgham7143/
Melugam715/
Malghmi714/
Melagam714/
Melquem714/
Mylkhem712/
Melegam712/
Melkhim712/
Meligme711/
Meilkem711/
Malguem711/
Melakem711/
Melkemu711/
Melkhym711/
Melekamu676,278/
Malagham67228/
Melekame6749/
Malaghim6712/
Malakhem676/
Malaghmi674/
Melekemu672/
Melegama671/
Melekamo671/
Melaguma671/
Malghami671/
Ml Guemo671/
Melougom671/
Melqueme671/
Melegoum671/
Melecame671/
Molagham670/

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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 Melghem
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